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Auction History Result 2g198 THING Italian locandina R61 Howard Hawks classic, completely different sci-fi art by Symeoni Date Sold 9/5/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1961 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Locandina Movie Poster (measures 13" x 27 3/4" [33 x 70 cm]) (Learn More) Howard Hawks' The Thing From Another World!, the classic 1951 Christian Nyby science fiction (sci-fi) monster horror thriller ("The Thing from another world!"; "How did it get here?"; "Natural or Supernatural?"; "Howard Hawks' Astounding Movie"; "Look out... it's The Thing from another world!"; produced by Howard Hawks; based on the story by John W. Campbell, best known for being the editor of Astounding Science Fiction!) starring Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Dewey Martin, Paul Frees, John Dierkes, Eduard Franz, James Arness (in the title role as The Thing From Another World!), William Self, and Billy Curtis (as the miniature "Thing" in the final sequence when the monster appears to shrink). Note that this movie had a very unusual poster campaign, where the letters of the title were made to look like body parts ("blood and guts"!), with wires coming off of the letters. Almost all the posters had this basic design. The pressbook calls all of them "teaser" posters and says "This display material was designed for an advance teaser campaign, as well as for general use". So obviously, they intentionally wanted to have the posters not reveal much about the movie, as a way to get people interested and get them into the theater. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Sandro Symeoni [sometimes misspelled as "Simeoni"] Important Added Info: Note that this poster is dated 1961, and while that COULD the first release of this movie in Italy (because we have never seen any posters from any earlier release), we think it is more likely that it is a 1961 re-release. The IMDb is no help, because they say the movie was first released in Italy in 1965 at a film festival! If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good. There are some tiny scuffs on the folds. There are creases and a few small tears in the top. Learn More about condition grades 
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