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Auction History Result 2t291 PUNISHMENT PARK English 11x16 1971 Peter Watkins finest film about dissent in America, rare! Date Sold 12/25/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded English Movie Poster (measures 11 1/4" x 16" [29 x 41 cm]) (Learn More) Punishment Park, the 1971 Peter Watkins English political activist anti-Vietnam war pseudo-documentary thriller ("One of the finest films about dissent in America that's been made in a long, long time."; an anti-Vietnam War movie, using an allegory) starring Patrick Boland, Kent Foreman, Carmen Argenziano, Luke Johnson, and Katherine Quittner. Note that director Peter Watkins made a few short films in the early 1960s and then in 1964 made "Culloden" for the BBC TV, and it showed the last battle on English soil, where the Scottish soldiers, led by Bonnie Prince Charles were massacred by the British. That movie was highly acclaimed, and the following year, he made "The War Game", the classic 1965 English science fiction (sci-fi) post-nuclear war pseudo-documentary (made to look like a real documentary, it shows a typical English city after a nuclear attack, and it strongly argues that English residents were not at all prepared for any kind of major catastrophe at this time). Both of these movies were very controversial and were unavailable for many years. In 1967, Watkins made the feature film "Privilege", which chronicled a pop singer who becomes so influential that he can control the public, and he himself is controlled by "handlers", and many of the predictions of the movie have come true over the years to varying degrees. In 1971, he made this movie, and again, the film was very controversial. Since that time, he has made a far lesser number of movies, but his works remain controversial, including 1987's "Resan", a 14-hour epic about the arms race, global hunter, and other subjects people don't like to think about! 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 this is an extremely rare "country of origin" poster for this English movie! We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning, and have NEVER auctioned any movie paper from outside the U.S. for this title in all of our years of auctioning. Condition: good to very good. There are a few faint dot stains in portions of the lower left area of the poster as well as a few at upper left. They are not very noticeable or distracting from a reasonable viewing distance and the poster is otherwise in pretty nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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