Film
Ned Kelly
1970
UK Quad / (30″ x 40″) / Single Sided / Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew Ltd
UK / British
Very Fine Plus / Originally Folded (as issued)
Tony Richardson
Clarissa Kaye-Mason, Frank Thring, Ken Goodlet, Mark McManus, Mick Jagger
More commonly associated with his ‘day job’ as lead singer with The Rolling Stones this was Mick Jagger’s first serious acting role (as the lead) in Tony Richardson’s “Ned Kelly” who’s biopic is based on the life of famed 19th-century Australian outlaw. This original UK quad film poster from the original year of release 1970 is the most sought after and best looking by far the best interpretation of the imagery of all the original release movie posters. Stark white background with a great photo/art close up of Mick Jagger in Kelly’s famous iron mask & body armour. Originally folded (as issued) it displays and presents to very good effect. A rare poster; they are available but scarce in such high grade unrestored condition; the white background is pure bright white and the colours deep & unfaded. A very desirable movie poster that represents a fine example of rare and collectable original British movie memorabilia.
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“Based on the life of famed 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. Kelly is unable to support his family in the Australian outback, he turns to stealing horses in order to make money. He gets more deeply drawn into the outlaw life, and eventually becomes involved in murders.”
No question I often make my movie selections based on their novelty appeal. This one has celebrity rocker Mick Jagger as the titular “Ned Kelly“ the Australian outlaw. As far as Jagger’s performance goes, it was OK, but that’s about as much as I’ll grant it. If it were an American film, any number of quality character actors could have filled in for Ned – Lee Van Cleef, Neville Brand, or if you want to go for the gusto, Klaus Kinski, even if he was German. I’m re-running the film in my head with any one of these actors and it works out OK. Aside from the dialog of course, it would have to be appropriately Australian/Irish.
Story wise, one could make the case for an approximation of the James/Younger Gang of the American Wild West. Ned Kelly’s mom (Clarissa Kaye-Mason) is sentenced to jail for the shooting of a constable and with it, all hell breaks loose. Ned (Jagger) teams with his brothers and other local ranchers to take it to the authorities, but their ingenuity and firepower is never enough to overcome the powers that be. It’s a familiar story.
Quite apart from another reviewer’s comments on this board, I thought Jagger’s effectiveness was undermined by his looking like an Amish settler in the picture. He never appeared particularly threatening to me, or more correctly, his celebrity overcame his portrayal in the picture so that every time he appeared on screen I was thinking Rolling Stones instead of Ned Kelly, outlaw. I don’t know how you can overcome that, the same was true in “Freejack” but that picture better suited his rocker style.
What probably kept my interest more than the story alone was the frequent inclusion of songs throughout, including a solo by Jagger on ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’. Waylon Jennings pops up a number of times, and his ‘Shadow of the Gallows’ was strangely evocative of Johnny Cash‘s early take on ‘The Man Comes Around’. ‘Blame it on The Kellys’ was probably my favorite, and if I recall correctly, that one went on and on as Ned and his boys wreaked havoc throughout the countryside.
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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
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Fine
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Good
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Fair
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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.
