Film
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Near Mint minus / Originally Rolled (as issued)
James Mangold
Antonio Banderas, Boyd Holbrook, Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Mads Mikkelsen, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Toby Jones
United States (USA)
2023
US One-Sheet – Double Sided – 27″ x 40″ (69 x 102 cm)
In keeping with the previous four instalments and very much against the norm for modern movie posters, the fifth adventure for everyone’s favourite archaeologist – “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” sees a beautiful piece of artwork by Tony Stella. Stella brings his own unique style to what, the purists is a more traditional movie poster. Ford is the featured point of interest with action scenes and supporting characters making up the background, as the familiar various shades of orange and brown dominate the colour palette. A perfect addition to the canon. This is a classic action adventure poster from the ultimate adventure movie series that presents to excellent effect and is offered in beautiful rolled, unfolded (as issued) unrestored original condition. A truly fine piece of original country of origin movie memorabilia for a character and franchise that has proved to be one of the best loved and highly successful franchises in film history.
Trivia: Mads Mikkelsen is the second actor to play both a James Bond and Indiana Jones villain, having played Le Chiffre in Casino Royale (2006). The first is Julian Glover, who played Aristotle Kristatos in For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
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“Experience the return of legendary hero, Indiana Jones, in the fifth installment of this beloved swashbuckling series of films. Finding himself in a new era, approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.”
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ (or Indiana Jones 5) comes 42 years after the original, and while not in the same league as ‘Raiders‘ or ‘Last Crusade’, it is up there with ‘Temple of Doom’. This film is directed by James Mangold, who knows how to film a car/train chase. This time, it’s 1969 and we have an older Indy (Harrison Ford) trying to find the titular “dial” (more like an ancient ballerina box) with his goddaughter, Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge).
She brings some good humour and a nice presence to balance Indy, as well as another pre-teen offsider, Teddy (Ethann Isidore), while Voller (Mads Mikkelsen) and Klaber (Boyd Holbrook) are good as the modern-day Nazi bad guys. There’s a few slow moments early on (aside from the opening train scene), but the film really hits it’s stride in the 2nd & 3rd acts.
As with most Indiana Jones films, you have to suspend a bit of disbelief, but the plot-point for the final act is pretty dumb. There’s a few cameos, the iconic score from John Williams, some good wise-cracks and a mostly-satisfying ending. Mostly though, it feels comfortable and a mostly-exciting adventure film, as it should be.
TRIVIA: In real life, the Nazis were followers of mysticism and the occult, which influenced their racial beliefs and policy, and a fascination with supposedly supernatural artifacts. The lightning bolt SS symbol was inspired by the Armanen runes created by occultist Guido von List. One artifact believed to be the the Spear of Destiny (a.k.a. the Spear of Longinus), the spear that pierced Christ’s side during his crucifixion, was held in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, and was a source of interest for Adolf Hitler, writing of it in Mein Kampf. He had it moved to Nuremberg when Germany annexed Austria. Heinrich Himmler sought after the Holy Grail, and recruited medievalist Otto Rahn to the SS to help him find it after reading his book Crusade Against the Grail.
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Mint
A poster that has never been used or displayed and may show the most minor signs of age and wear. The poster should have no holes or tears.
Near Mint
A generally unused poster with fresh, saturated colors. May have minimal tears at folds. Has no significant holes, no paper loss, may have minor tears along edges, may have fine pin holes.
Very Fine
A poster with bright colour and crisp overall appearance. It may have very general signs of use including slight fold separation and fold wear. It may have pin holes or very minor tears. This is the highest grade allowed for a poster that has been restored either on linen or on paper.
Fine
A poster with good colors and overall clean appearance. It may have minor tears small paper loss and minor stains. It may have some fold seperation.
Good
An average poster with overall fresh color. May have tears, minor paper loss, minor hazing. Paper may be brittle due to age, may have minor stains. May have a small amount of writing in an unobtrusive place. May have medium or major restoration.
Fair
A poster with faded colors and brittle paper, showing significant signs of use. May have tears and paper loss. May have tape, writing, stains in image area. In need of restoration or had major restoration.
Poor
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LOBBY CARD
11 x 14″ printed on heavy stock paper. Used as display in theatre lobbies. Originally made in sets of eight. Some sets have a title card, which contains credits and artwork, essentially a mini-poster. The remaining seven cards are coloured photographic credits and poster artwork showing different scenes from the movie.
WINDOW CARD
14 x 22″ printed on heavy stock paper with the top 4-6 inches usually left blank for the local cinema owner to fill in the cinema and the date it was due to play. Largely discontinued during the 1970’s.
HALF SHEET
22 x 28″ printed on heavy stock paper. The image displayed is normally a smaller version of the main poster, although some do have different artworks and sometimes come in two versions.
INSERT
14 x 36″ printed on heavy stock paper. Inserts usually have the same artwork as a one sheet. Popular with collectors since they are smaller and easier to frame. Normally come tri folded or rolled.
STYLE Y/FORTY BY SIXTY
40 x 60″ printed on heavy stock paper. Rare since they were primarily used for major motion pictures only. Designed to be used outside the theatre, on an easel, normally at a drive-in movie theatre.
ONE-SHEET
27 x 41″ printed on paper. This is the most common size of poster, intended to be displayed in a glass “marquee” case. It is the most sought after size by collectors. Since the 1980’s most posters are sent to the theatre rolled and maybe slightly smaller measuring 27″ by 40″ and with the advent of backlit light boxes a growing number of modern movie posters are available double-sided and the more traditional single-sided.
THREE-SHEET
41 x 81″ printed on paper. These were printed on two or three separate sheets designed to overlap, few survive. Used for larger advertising spaces, normally posted on walls, perfect for huge movie theatres the drive-in, where people could see them from a distance. From the 1970’s on, three-sheets were sometimes printed in one piece and issued as “international” versions to be used abroad.
BRITISH QUAD
30 x 40″ Most common poster size used in the UK. British Quads are horizontal and may have different artwork to the US one sheet. Like a US one sheet they normally come in two versions. Like a US one sheet they are usually supplied single-sided or more commonly now as a double sided poster.
BRITISH ONE-SHEET
27 X 40″, printed on paper. Very rarely used size.
ITALIAN LOCANDINA
13 x 28″ six inches shorter than the US insert, very nice size to frame. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.
ITALIAN PHOTOBUSTA
18 x 26″ Glossy, high quality, used as lobby cards in Italy. Size may vary, either vertical or horizontal format. There are also double Photobusta or mini Photobusta.
2-FOGLIO (DUE)
(DUE): 39 x 55″ This is the standard poster size used in Italy. Italian poster illustrators are some of the best in the industry.
4-FOGLIO
(QUATTRO) 55 x 79″ Very large Italian poster printed in two pieces, often contains very beautiful artwork.
FRENCH
47 x 63″ (GRANDE) or 24 x 33″ (PETITE) French movie posters normally come with different artwork to either the US or the UK. Like the Italian’s some of the artwork is extrememly beautiful.
