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Auction History Result 5s362 MAN 1/2sh '72 James Earl Jones as the first black U.S. President, written by Rod Serling! Date Sold 7/2/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28") (Learn More) The Man, the 1972 Joseph Sargent political race relations melodrama ("It took an accident to make this man President of the United States."; "What they do to him now won't be an accident."; "THE HOSTESS, We've got a jigaboo in the White House!"; "THE AIDE, They'd love to find you in a motel with the village bimbo!"; "THE DAUGHTER, How the hell do you get out of the first family?"; "THE SECRETARY OF STATE, I should be President - not that black S.O.B.!"; about a black African American man who becomes President of the United States, and all the people that want him out; "Story and Screenplay by Rod Serling"; "Based on Irving Wallace's explosive best-seller" of the same name) starring James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom, and Barbara Rush. Note that in 1973, it likely seemed like pure fantasy that the U.S. would have a black President any time remotely soon, and yet in 2008, we elected our first black U.S. President, Barack Obama, so this fantasy has become a reality! 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 poster has never been machine folded! Most half-sheet posters were folded once horizontally and once vertically right off of the printing press. It is very difficult to find an unfolded example of most half-sheets, especially from before 1970! Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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