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Auction History Result 2a214 HORROR OF DRACULA 40x60 '58 Hammer, vampire monster & sexy girl art by Joseph Smith, rare! Date Sold 10/30/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Forty by Sixty Movie Poster (40x60; measures 40" x 60" [102 x 152 cm]) (Learn More) Dracula (released in the U.S. as "Horror of Dracula" and "Dracula 1958"), the classic 1958 Terence Fisher English Hammer vampire horror thriller ("The chill of the tomb won't leave your blood for hours... After you come face-to-face with Dracula !"; "Who will be his bride tonight?"; "The terrifying lover who died... Yet lived!"; "The chill of the tomb won't leave your blood for hours... after you come face-to-face with Dracula !"; "Don't dare see it... alone!"; "All New! In Brilliant Technicolor!"; "Screenplay by Jimmy Sangster"; "From the novel by Bram Stoker") starring Peter Cushing (as Doctor Van Helsing), Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, Christopher Lee (in the title role "as Dracula"), John Van Eyssen, Valerie Gaunt, and Janina Faye. Note that this was the very first of the Hammer Dracula movies! Given how popular they are today, it seems surprising that it took two years to make a sequel (The Brides of Dracula in 1960), and even more surprising that Christopher Lee did not reprise his role (David Peel took over in this one). To be fair, Christopher Lee had played Sherlock Holmes in the interim, and that was probably more interesting to him. Hammer and he didn't return to Dracula until 1966 with Dracula: Prince of Darkness, and there were five more Dracula Hammer movies between 1968 and 1972! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Joseph Smith Important Added Info: Note that this is an incredibly rare poster. We have only auctioned it once before, and that was 14 years ago! Condition: good to very good. The poster was never folded. There are pinholes in the top right corner and paper loss in the top left corner, caused by rough removal of the pins. There is small paper loss near the center of the bottom blank border. There is a 2" tear in the bottom border that has tape on the back. There are creases and scuffs scattered throughout the poster, more so in the bottom credits area. There is a thin vertical stain down the right side of the image, caused by water dripping in that area (it is not very distracting). There are some smudges scattered in the light background areas. There are a few small pieces of tape on the back of the poster. While we think that many collectors can accept this poster's defects and display it "as is", certainly it can be restored, if the new owner chooses. Either way, the high bidder on this poster will have a REALLY exceptionally rare poster to display! Learn More about condition grades 
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