Japan B2 / (28.5" x 20.25") / Single sided

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  Le Mans

  £495.00

  “Steve McQueen takes you for a drive in the country…The country is France. The drive is at 200 MPH!”

  Incredibly rare original 1971 “Le Mans” film poster. This stunning original Japan B2 film poster is quite frankly one of the best posters (whatever the country) available for this iconic McQueen movie…Originally rolled this example presents near perfectly; Genuinely scarce and becoming very hard to find due to the very limited release in it’s day. Now an iconic and much admired sports film showing just why Steve McQueen was the true King of Cool…Highly recommended and genuinely scarce in such outstanding high grade condition; a personal favourite not only for being one of the best cinematic images of McQueen but also as a huge watch collecting buff it’s great to see him sporting the historic TAG Heuer “Monaco” chronograph. This example with it’s country unique Japanese design represents a fantastic example of McQueen, motor-racing, horological & cinematic memorabilia .

  “Racing’s important to men who do it well. When you’re racing, it’s life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting”

  Trivia: The crashing Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 were actually outdated Lola T70’s ‘made up’ to look like a 917 and a 512, since it was out of the question to sacrifice one of these priceless cars. The fake Ferrari was remote-controlled.

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  Raiders of the Lost Ark

  £125.00

  “For nearly three thousand years man has been searching for the lost ark. It’s not something to be taken lightly. No one knows its secrets. It’s like nothing you’ve ever gone after before.”

  One of the most unabashedly enjoyable cinematic events of all time and that’s perfectly captured here with Drew Struzan’s gorgeous artwork for Steven Spielberg’s 1981 adventure classic “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. From first year of release in Japan, 1981 comes this marvellous B2 film poster. Fantastic detailing and spectacular bright rich colours this originally flat/unfolded example is presented in unrestored, high grade condition and is becoming extremely hard to find. A beautiful looking poster that represents a fantastic item of rare and original movie memorabilia from one of the greatest film’s ever made.

  Trivia: Freeze-framing during the Well of Souls scene, you can notice a golden pillar with a tiny engraving of R2-D2 and C-3PO from the Star Wars saga. They are also on the wall behind Indy when they first approach the Ark.

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  The Dirty Dozen

  £175.00

  “Damn them or praise them…You’ll never forget The Dirty Dozen !”

  Notable for a mix of striking Frank McCarthy artwork and photographs (a typical feature of Japanese poster design) this is a stunning original Japanese B2 film poster for Robert Aldrich’s 1967 World War 2 action extravaganza “The Dirty Dozen”. With artwork exclusive to this release Lee Marvin takes centre stage , machine gun blazing , charging into battle against a background of action scenes and co-stars, cleverly featured in a hand grenade illustration. Originally rolled (as issued) to Japanese cinemas this beautiful unrestored example presents to excellent. Hugely collectable; very rare first release poster for a war movie that is oft judged as one of the best from the action adventure genre.

  Trivia: Woody Allen joined Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas to play poker when filming was finished for the day. He was simultaneously filming Casino Royale (1967) in London and earning “a fat salary”. Filming was so far behind schedule, that he would gladly hook up with the cast for a few hands of poker.

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  The Magnificent Seven

  £295.00

  “They Were Seven-And They Fought Like Seven Hundred”

  One of the most collected titles from the western genre, John Sturges’ star-studded blockbuster “The Magnificent Seven”. A must watch with an impressive number of film posters to match including the first year of release, 1960 Japanese B2 offered here A truly great design that emphasises the “7” with a series of all-action colour illustrations contained within its outline, off set against a beautiful light gold background. A simple yet very effective designed film poster with artwork that is unique to the Japanese release. The example offered here is presented in excellent unrestored, folded (as issued) condition. It displays beautifully. This rarely tuns up in such high grade condition and represents a fine piece of very rare original and collectable movie memorabilia for one of the big screen’s greatest & most loved films.

  Trivia: Steve McQueen desperately wanted to act in this film but couldn’t at first because the schedule of his TV series, Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958), wouldn’t allow it. He crashed a car and while he was “out sick”, recovering from the accident he shot this film.

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