OriginalColumbia Pictures Belgian Poster (14×22) for the David Lean World War II adventure masterpiece, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957) starring William Holden Jack Hawkins, and Alec Guinness. After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, a British colonel (Guiness) cooperates to oversee his men’s construction of a railway bridge for their captors—while oblivious to a play by the Allies to destroy it. From the very beginning of the film to its spectacular climax, Lean builds and maintains the subtle tension that underscores this exceptinal drama. This critically acclaimed film and box office favorite won seven Academy Awards—including Best Actor to Guiness, Best Director to Lean, Best Musical Score, Best Screenplay, and Best Picture. The Belgian poster is exceptionally colorful for posters on this title and is in very fine condition.

Original MGM Style B One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the David Lean epic, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, and Tim Courtenay. This film portrays seamlessly the combination of the personal and political lives of the main characters through the period of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, and Best Supporting Actor for Courtenay. The film won five Oscars—including Best Color Cinematography to Freddie Young and Best Original Music to Maurice Jarre. This original style B one sheet poster is one of three styles used for the film, and the style B is somewhat harder to acquire Very Fine condition. See the other DOCTOR ZHIVAGO posters on the site for differences.

Original MGM Style A One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the David Lean epic, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, and Tim Courtenay. This film portrays seamlessly the combination of the personal and political lives of the main characters through the period of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, and Best Supporting Actor for Courtenay. The film won five Oscars—including Best Color Cinematography to Freddie Young and Best Original Music to Maurice Jarre. This original one sheet poster is one of three styles used for the film and shows parallel images of the two love stories. This style A is the more difficult poster to find of the three styles. This is a nice tri-folded copy which is a little bit rumpled. Overall fine plus.

Original Italian Due Fogli Poster (39×55) for the Carol Reed comedy thriller, OUR MAN IN HAVANA (1960) starring Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O’Hara, Ernie Kovacs, and Noel Coward. The Castro government gave permission for this film, which presents the former government of Batista in an unflattering light and condemns American and British meddling, to film on location in Havana only months after the revolution. The script had to be submitted to the Ministry of the Interior, which insisted on 39 “corrections” to the dialogue. This original Italian poster is folded and in very fine condition.

Original 20th Century Fox Three Sheet Poster (41×81) for the George Lucas science fiction epic, STAR WARS (1977) starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Alec Guinness. While many critics consider this film to be the greatest cinematic epic of all time, it is certainly one of the best science fiction movies of all time. The special effects are supremely creative and awesome for 1977. The casting is also great, the screenplay and direction are superb, and the score by John Williams is iconic. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won seven of them. This film is considered a central part of movie history. This original three sheet poster is folded and in very fine plus condition.

Original United Artists One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Ronald Neame comedy, THE HORSE’S MOUTH (958) starring Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renee Houston, and Mike Morgan. Guinness portrays Gulley—broke, difficult, and conniving—but also an artist. Guinness gives an astounding and nuanced performance as the passionate but surly painter. The film makes us laugh out loud repeatedly while examining the serious subjects of vision and creation, art and commerce, and art and criticism. This original one sheet poster is folded and the border has been trimmed. In addition there are some pinholes and slight fold separation, encouraging us to view this poster as a good
candidate for linen backing. Ask us about poster conservation and restoration.

Original 20th Century-Fox three sheet poster for the George Lucas sci-fi epic, STAR WARS, starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Alec Guinness. One of the most reproduced movie poster titles on the planet, this poster is for the buyer that wants an authentic poster larger than the one sheet. This three sheet is slightly smaller than the normal three sheet – 76 x 40.5 inches and is printed on one large sheet. This poster was marked for International distribution. Large format have been entirely free of the scourge of reproductions for those seeking an authentic poster from the film. The graphic is the same as the style A one sheet with art by Tom Jung.
Absolutely authentic.

Original Polish Poster (25×35 ) for the Anthony Mann epic, THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964) starring Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness, James Mason, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Quayle, Omar Sharif, John Ireland, Mel Ferrer, Eric Porter and Finlay Currie. Producer Samuel Bronston literally re-created ancient Rome in order to present its fall, politically, socially and economically in this Ultra Panavision 70MM production that came in at an estimated budget of $19M in 1960s money. Filmed primarily at the Bronston Studios in Spain, this international production was First Class all the way with magnificent cinematography, a lush orchestral score by Dmitri Tiomkin and Mann’s solid direction. The production team even replicated the Roman Forum down to the smallest detail. The artwork on this Polish poster is quite modern and depicts the armored head of a fallen centurion very much in the style of a contemporary fresco. Art is by Wiktor Gorka. Very Fine Plus.

Original MGM American Roadshow Program Book for the David Lean epic, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, and Tim Courtenay. This film portrays seamlessly the combination of the personal and political lives of the main characters through the period of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, and Best Supporting Actor for Courtenay. The film won five Oscars—including Best Color Cinematography to Freddie Young and Best Original Music to Maurice Jarre. This program book was available to theater patron at roadshow performances of the film in 1964-1965. Very Fine.

Original MGM Style C One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the David Lean epic, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, and Tim Courtenay. This film portrays seamlessly the combination of the personal and political lives of the main characters through the period of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, and Best Supporting Actor for Courtenay. The film won five Oscars—including Best Color Cinematography to Freddie Young and Best Original Music to Maurice Jarre. This original one sheet poster is one of three styles used for the film and shows various portraits of the principal cast members by M. Piotrowski. Very Fine to Near Mint condition. Tri folded only. This spectacular copy does not have a vertical fold.

Original MGM Style A One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the David Lean epic, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Rod Steiger, and Tim Courtenay. This film portrays seamlessly the combination of the personal and political lives of the main characters through the period of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, and Best Supporting Actor for Courtenay. The film won five Oscars—including Best Color Cinematography to Freddie Young and Best Original Music to Maurice Jarre. This original one sheet poster is one of three styles used for the film and shows parallel images of the two love stories. This style A is the more difficult poster to find of the three styles. Very Fine to Near Mint condition. Tri folded only. This spectacular copy does not have a vertical fold.

Original Columbia Pictures Academy Awards style one sheet for the David Lean war epic, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA starring Peter O’Toole, Alec Guinness, Arthur Kennedy, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Jose Ferrer, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quinn and Omar Sharif. This film is the unforgettable biography of the flamboyant and controversial British military officer and his conflicted loyalties. With a brilliant script by Robert Bolt, a stunning score by Maurice Jarre, and unbelievably beautiful cinematography by Freddie Young, this film is considered to be the greatest adventure-biography ever filmed. The sweeping desert vistas totally immerse the viewer, and the battle scenes are among the most realistic of the era. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won seven—including Best Picture, Best Director for Lean, Best Score for Jarre, and Best Color Cinematography for Young. Fine plus condition. This style one sheet is definitely from the first release, but appeared after the Academy Award nominations for 1962.