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Auction History Result 2z879 GREATEST Aust 1sh '77 different art of heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali! Date Sold 12/8/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Australian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26 1/2" x 40" [67 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) The Greatest, the 1977 Tom Gries & Monte Hellman English/U.S. black African American boxing sports biographical melodrama ("Winner, Loser, Lover, Loudmouth... The Man"; "The story you only Think you know."; "I am the greatest!"; "He tossed his Olympic Gold Medal into the river... He defied the syndicate that thought it owned him... He changed his name and his religion... He fought the U.S. Army - and won... He is the most famous man in the world... This is his story..."; "Based on the book 'The Greatest: My Own Story' by Muhammad Ali, Herbert Muhammad and Richard Durham") starring Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, John Marley, Lloyd Haynes, ("Special Appearances By") Robert Duvall, David Huddleston, Ben Johnson, James Earl Jones, Dina Merrill, Roger E. Mosley, Paul Winfield, Annazette Chase, and Mira Waters NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Arnaldo Putzu Important Added Info: Note that, while this poster was printed in Australia, it was specifically made to be used in New Zealand. This was not an uncommon practice and we have seen many examples. These posters often lack the printed rating which can be found on the Australian version of the poster. Also note that this Australian one-sheet measures 26 1/2" x 40" [67 x 102 cm]. 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 "Sports". Condition: fair to good. There is a New Zealand rating stamped in the lower right (see above). There is a piece of yellowed tape in the upper left of the image. There is a 4" tear in the top center and paper loss in the left corners. There are pinholes in the corners, with many creases in the bottom right corner, and some creases scattered throughout. Learn More about condition grades 
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