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Auction History Result 2z925 EDGE OF THE CITY 1sh '56 unusual Saul Bass art with man running out of the frame! Date Sold 12/8/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Edge of the City (released in other English-speaking countries as "A Man Is Ten Feet Tall"), the 1957 Martin Ritt New York City race relations suspense thriller ("From the edge of your seat you'll see Edge of the City") starring John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire, and Ruby Dee NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Saul Bass Important Added Info: Note that the Saul Bass art on this one-sheet was WAY ahead of its time with a really avant garde image of a man at the top of the poster whose head is "cut off". We wonder what 1956 viewers of this poster thought of it (probably many may have thought it was "missing" a piece! Also note that this film was released in January of 1957 but some U.S. items have a NSS of "56/466", while others have "57/27". Items with either NSS are from the first release of this movie. We have seen similar situations occur with other titles, especially when they were released right at the end or beginning of a year (as this film was). Note that all but 28 of the folded one-sheets in this Part I of eMoviePoster.com's December Major Auction were consigned to us by legendary French dealer/collector Dominique Besson. Dominique Besson started collecting movie posters in 1981, and became a dealer in French and European posters in 1994, and has remained as a top dealer ever since! But in addition, 30 years ago, Dominique began collecting U.S. one-sheets, first those with Saul Bass art, and then adding Alfred Hitchcock posters, then Humphrey Bogart, and he finally ended up collecting in an amazing total of 47 different categories, purchasing the posters from all over the world! Now the time has come to sell this wonderful collection, and Dominique has chosen eMoviePoster.com to do so, through our auctions! As noted above, all but 28 of the folded one-sheets in this Part I come from this more remarkable collection (the 28 that do not were consigned to us by other collectors, and are clearly marked). This is not all of the Dominique Besson collection we are auctioning. In addition, there are approximately 200 more folded one-sheets that will be in Part IV of this special auction (ones from the 1970s to present), and there are approximately 100 unfolded one-sheets that will be in Part III (including many great ones). This is a very rare opportunity to purchase folded one-sheets (all of which have had no professional restoration) from one of the greatest one-sheet collections assembled! Note that this one-sheet is from the category that Dominique Besson collected on that he labeled "Saul Bass". Condition: very good. There is minor separation in parts of two crossfolds. It is otherwise in pretty nice condition and it displays well. Learn More about condition grades 
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