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  Fantastic Voyage

  £1,895.00

  “A Fantastic And Spectacular Voyage… Through The Human Body… Into The Brain.”

  A rare, original UK quad film poster from original year of release 1966 for “Fantastic Voyage”, featuring some truly impressive artwork and design by Tom Beauvais. Beauvais’ use of strong, bold colours and all-action imagery is impressive and particularly desirable as it was only ever used for the British release. One of the most inventive science fiction epics of the 1960s, Richard Fleischer directed Raquel Welch and the rest of the miniaturised cast on an adventure inside the human body. Originally folded (as issued) and now presented conservation linen backed. The backing has been completed to a very high standard and this standout piece now appears rolled. A personal favourite, and an extremely collectable and rare film poster from a superior sci-fi adventure with ground breaking special effects that is still regarded as a highly regarded classic.

  Trivia: A now defunct thrill ride at Disney’s Epcot Center, called “Body Wars”, was largely inspired by this movie, even though it is not a Disney movie. Director Richard Fleischer, however, also directed Disney’s first science fiction movie, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954).

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  The Vikings

  £1,595.00

  “The Terrible Northmen…Sailing on Dragon Ships Like Serpents on the Sea! Shouting a Battle-Cry to Their Awesome God of War, Odin!”.

  A personal favourite and up there for me with “Jason and the Argonauts” as one of the greatest (and most colourful) action, adventure movies of all-time, with both boasting a superb poster and hat statement is illustrated here with a magnificent, original 1958 UK Quad movie poster for Richard Fleischer’s  “The Vikings”. Originally folded (as issued) this beautiful poster displays to very good effect with vibrant, deep, unfaded colours and fantastic  imagery of the two stars Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis. Rarely available with this being the first time we have ever offered one for sale, it represents a fine example of cinematic movie memorabilia and one of the best looking and most collectable film posters from the genre.

  Trivia: Stuntmen had practiced for weeks for the oar walking scenes. Kirk Douglas told director Richard Fleischer that he could do it and did several times. At one point when he did fall in the icy water he calmly swam over to the camera boat and asked if they had gotten good shots. He then swam back to the Viking longboat. Fleischer noted they were watching and filming an activity that had not been done in 1000 years.

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