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Auction History Result 5s0105 MAD MAX purple 1st printing Aust 1sh 1979 Mel Gibson, George Miller classic, incredibly rare! Date Sold 9/6/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Australian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26 3/4" x 40 1/4" [68 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Mad Max, the classic 1979 (released in the U.S. in 1980, and released in Italy as "Interceptor") George Miller Australian post-apocalyptic action crime thriller ("The Maximum Force of the Future."; "When the gangs take over the highway... Remember he's on your side"; "The last law in a world gone out of control. Pray that he's out there somewhere."; "Music by Brian May"; "Written by James McCausland and George Miller") starring Mel Gibson (in the title role as Mad Max Rockatansky), Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne (as Toecutter), Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this purple style Australian one-sheet, which is a "country of origin" poster for this Australian movie. The first one was 25 years ago, and the second one was 4 years ago, when it auctioned for $2,356! The buyer of that poster has now reconsigned it to us, so this is still only one of two examples of this poster we have ever auctioned! Also note that this movie had a very limited first release in 1979, and the one-sheets and daybills are a sort of purple color. When it became a big hit, a very limited number of orange posters were printed, and then "matte finish" blue posters were printed, all in 1979 (the matte finish blue posters were printed when the movie proved to be a hit, continuing the play in drive-ins!). In 1981, the movie had a major re-release, and glossy blue posters were printed for that re-release (and the re-release one-sheet does not have "MAPS" in the bottom-right corner, but the re-release daybill does). Note that the eight Mad Max posters and the one Mad Max 2 poster we are offering (in nine separate auctions) come to us from a VERY longtime collector of Mad Max material. Several of these items are extremely difficult to find and rarely are offered for sale or at auction! This is a rare opportunity to acquire the most desired and most rare posters from this classic movie! Also note that this Australian one-sheet measures 26 3/4" x 40 1/4". Condition: very good. The poster has very tiny pinholes in the corners but is otherwise in really nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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