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Pink Floyd The Wall

£75.00

Film

Pink Floyd The Wall

Additional information

Year

1982

Size/Type

German A1 One Sheet / Single Sided (23" x 33")

Country of Origin

Germany

Condition

Very fine plus / originally unfolded / rolled as issued

Director

Alan Parker

Actor/Actress

Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters

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Gerald Scarfe’s iconic imagery for “Pink Floyd The Wall” is one of the most memorable of all 80’s film posters and was used worldwide for the marketing campaign, but in Germany they also released an intriguing variant to run alongside this. Bob Geldof was a huge star in Europe at the time and to capitalise on his popularity the German producers released an alternate poster featuring his character Pink. With Geldof looking particularly creepy this country unique designed German A1 one sheet movie poster is from first year of release 1982 and is genuinely very scarce. The example offered here is presented in excellent original unrestored rolled (as issued) condition. A very desirable and collectable piece of rock music and film memorabilia.

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Film Description

“Hey, teachers, leave those kids alone. All in all your just another brick in the wall”

The opening tracking shot of a hotel hallway that resembles a prison should clue you in as to what awaits. There are so many things to like and be fascinated by in this movie. And for all of its avant-garde leanings, this is actually a very classically designed story. An iconoclastic music star, Pink Floyd, tries/tries not to think about his past and how he got to where he is, which is borderline psychotic. And because he’s so disturbed, he can’t even think in a linear way, so the journey we take into his mind is necessarily whacked-out…We also get to see how fascism is born from misdirected hate and idolatry. As a rock star, Floyd has seen the adulation of his audiences, so he’s familiar with the phenomenon. But at the same time, he detests them for buying into his act. It’s like the old Groucho Marx joke about refusing membership to any group who would let you in. He knows he’s a fake (his teachers and people like his wife have told him so), so everyone else who thinks he’s real must be fakes also. It’s a big cyclic game. So he can’t let any of them in, behind his wall, because they are, by definition, phony…It’s interesting, also, to think about how he has turned full circle into fascism. It’s just part of his dream and how he deals with his anger, but it’s also an interesting reaction to the absent father. Had there been no homosexuals or Jews etc., there would have been no need for a Hitler, and therefore there would have been no need for his father to die. But instead of hating Nazis, he hates the people that “provoked” the Nazis. (I could go on for days with stuff like this, but I’ll stop here…Just watch the movie and be impressed with the way it works on so many levels.

Vintage Movie Posters Grading Criteria

Mint
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Near Mint
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Fair
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US Posters

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 Posters

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 Posters

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.

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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.