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Auction History Result 4k265 STAR WARS style C printer's test w/rating 1sh '77 George Lucas classic, art by Chantrell! Date Sold 12/10/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Style C One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 41" [71 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Star Wars (now known as "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"), the classic 1977 George Lucas (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) outer space fantasy action adventure science fiction (sci-fi) epic ("A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."; "George Lucas, the man who brought you American Graffiti now brings you an adventure as big as the cosmos itself: Star Wars, the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. It's a spectacle light years ahead of its time from 20th Century Fox."; "Written and Directed by George Lucas"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (as Princess Leia), Peter Cushing (as Grand Moff Tarkin), Alec Guinness (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Obi-Wan Kenobi), Anthony Daniels (as C-3PO), James Earl Jones (as the voice of Darth Vader), David Prowse (billed as "Dave Prowse"; as the man inside the Darth Vader suit!), Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (as R2-D2), and Phil Brown (as Uncle Owen) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Tom William Chantrell Important Added Info: Note that there has been much discussion in the movie poster hobby as to whether most of the style C "Star Wars" posters that exist (almost all of which do NOT have a rating box) were actually printed in 1977, or whether they were printed at a later date. Some people say that the posters were only printed for use in other countries (and were never printed in the U.S. in 1977), which is why they have no ratings box. But the discovery in 2000 of these style C test proofs (one of which is offered in this auction; see below for more about these posters) seems to negate that argument, because obviously at least some of the posters were intended to have a rating. It seems quite possible that after these test proofs were printed, it was decided not to use this poster in the U.S. at that time in 1977, and perhaps at a later time, maybe in 1978, a bunch of these style C posters, without the ratings box were printed (perhaps this WAS for use outside the U.S.). Also note that this printer's test was discovered in 2000! A man in southern California inherited a group of uncut posters (all printer's tests, see below for more on printer's test), all from 1977, from a man who worked at a printer at that time. Most of the posters were from very forgettable 1977 movies, but included in this great find was eighteen examples of the style A "Star Wars" poster (with the original "77/21-0" NSS number), and thirty three examples of the style C "Star Wars" poster! The posters were consigned to Bruce Hershenson, who sold 18 sets of both a style A and style C poster and 15 individual style C posters. All of the 51 posters sold quickly, and only a few have been re-offered for sale in the past thirteen years. Now, one of the original purchasers of a set of these two posters has re-consigned them to Bruce Hershenson, and they are being offered at auction (in two separate auctions). This auction is for the style C printer's test. Condition: very good to fine. The poster has a few extremely minor creases scattered in the image, but is otherwise in really nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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