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The Naked Runner

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Film

The Naked Runner

Additional information

Year

1967

Size/Type

US One Sheet / (27" x 41") / Single Sided

Country of Origin

USA

Condition

Fine plus -Very Fine minus ; originally folded (as issued)

Director

Sidney J Furie

Actor/Actress

Cyril Luckham, Derren Nesbitt, Edward Fox, Frank Sinatra, Inger Stratton, Nadia Gray, Peter Vaughan, Toby Robins

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“They found the key to Sam Laker. They wound it up good and tight. And then they turned him loose”

Striking and very modern design (for the late 1960’s) for the Frank Sinatra produced (he also starred) political thriller “The Naked Runner”. Filmed largely in England and Europe the movie has a great 60’s vibe and was very under-rated on its release. The paper produced to accompany the release is all of the highest quality and different for each country, with the country of origin (US) one sheet being particularly memorable (although Nistri’s art for theItalian release is one of the best images of Sinatra you will find). Offered here is an original US one sheet movie poster from first year of release 1967, originally folded (as issued) it displays and presents very well with minor handling & age wear. A fantastic looking and very collectable piece of genuine movie memorabilia from one of entertainments biggest stars.

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Film Description

The Naked Runner Movie Poster

The Naked Runner is a UK movie that was a Frank Sinatra property and produced by his pal, Brad Dexter. Therefore, the cast is mainly British and European. The story takes place in Germany and Denmark, mainly.

Like The Manchurian Candidate, it too involves a man who is psychologically manipulated to do what a government intelligence operation wants him to do, which, in this case, is to assassinate a defector. This produces a high level of suspense leading up to the actual shooting.

However, unlike The Manchurian Candidate, there is no massive brain washing and hypnosis-type mind manipulation and conditioning going on. Instead the intelligence man Slattery (Peter Vaughan), who knows  Sam Laker (Frank Sinatra) from the war, manipulates situation after situation so as to produce in him the desire to kill. His chief aide in this is a man in the field, Hartmann (played by Derren Nesbitt). Mr. Nesbitt is always reliably excellent, and he outdoes himself in this one. Sly and oily Vaughan is a close second.

Sinatra plays a relatively weaker man than in some of his outings, a little bit more as in The Man with the Golden Arm. This becomes reasonably believable because of the situations he enters, but I did think that an actor like Van Heflin would have played this part even better.

The film is ahead of its time in identifying the psy-ops of these intelligence arms of government. The film narrowly focuses on that and explores it to the hilt. There is little outdoor scenery except to establish place and occasionally give a glimpse of the freedom that Sinatra lacks when once he is drawn into the plot. The indoor photography and direction suitably build up the sense of confinement and despair of Sinatra who fears for his son’s life.

Thus, in the end, the film becomes a noir psychological spy movie done in color, and a very good one at that.

Vintage Movie Posters Grading Criteria

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
A poster that is worn, torn, and/or damaged. May have staining, cracking, dry rot, and/or large tears. May be heavily soiled, may have pieces missing. In need of major restoration.

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Most Popular Poster Types

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.

FRENCH Posters

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.