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The Long Good Friday

Name: The Long Good Friday
SKU: 11012
Price: 175.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£175.00

“Nothing unusual,” he says! Eric’s been blown to smithereens, Colin’s been carved up, and I’ve got a bomb in me casino, and you say nothing unusual?”

A critical and commercial success and perhaps the best British movie (gangster or otherwise) ever made…John MacKenzie’s “The Long Good Friday”. Receiving a very limited release in UK cinemas (it was nearly never released due to financial problems & only saved as a cinematic production by George Harrison, with his Handmade Films stepping in at the 11th hour) meant that any paper is scarce, making this original 1980 UK quad film poster a rare find especially in such high grade condition. Featuring stark black & white country unique design & artwork this excellent unrestored example presents near perfectly. Folded (as issued) it represents an exceptional piece of collectible original film memorabilia from a true British gangster classic…“The Mafia? I’ve shit ’em”

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Year

1980

Size/Type

UK Quad / Single Sided / (30" x 40")

Country of Origin

UK / British

Condition

Near mint minus ; originally folded (as issued)

Director

John MacKenzie

Actor/Actress

Bob Hoskins, Bryan Marshall, Dave King, Derek Thompson, Eddie Constantine, Helen Mirren, PH Moriarty, Pierce Brosnan

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Film Description

The Long Good Friday Movie Poster

“For more than ten years there’s been peace – everyone to his own patch. We’ve all had it sweet. I’ve done every single one of you favours in the past – I’ve put money in all your pockets. I’ve treated you well, even when you was out of order, right? Well now there’s been an eruption. It’s like fuckin’ Belfast on a bad night. One of my closest friends is lyin’ out there in the freezer. And believe me, all of you, nobody goes home until I find out who done it, and why”

“The Long Good Friday” is about a London crime boss, Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), who on the brink of his greatest triumph, runs into a series of hostile actions by unknown enemies which bring down his enterprise and, at the end, seem likely to cost him his life. The story is brilliantly laid out and told with considerable cinematic skill. But its outstanding feature is the acting, both by Hoskins and by Helen Mirren as Victoria, Shand’s consort and collaborator. Hoskins has always been able to express suppressed rage, capable of being released into earthshaking violence, better than any other actor of recent times. Shand, on the verge of becoming a respectable “businessman” leaving behind his gangster past, is preparing to enter into an agreement with leaders of the New Jersey mafia when things suddenly come apart. One member of his gang, a homosexual, is murdered at a swimming pool when he makes overtures to a beautiful young man (played by an unknown Pierce Brosnan). Another member of his mob dies when the vehicle in which he has driven Shand’s mother to church for Good Friday services, blows up. Then an unexploded bomb is found in one of his casinos. And shortly afterwards a luxurious pub he has bought and renovated is destroyed in a ball of flame as Shand himself drives toward with his prospective Mafia partners at his side. Through all of this, as Shand seethes and occasionally explodes, the beautiful Victoria is by his side as a calming and rational influence. I won’t spoil the story by telling any more — only that Shand and Victoria become more like themselves as the plot hurtles towards its conclusion. Viewers have no doubt seen Hoskins in this kind of role before or since “The Long Good Friday” but — as far as I know — they’ve never seen Helen Mirren in anything like the role she plays here. And, yes, despite her disclaimers, she really was a young beauty at the time this film was made.

Vintage Movie Posters Grading Criteria

Mint
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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.

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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.

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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.

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