Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for John Huston’s film of Tennessee Williams’ sultry drama THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (1964) starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, and Sue Lyon. Burton plays a defrocked Episcopal priest whose post-clerical vocation is directing a busload of middle-aged women on a tour of Mexico. All are middle aged except for one, the luscious Lyon, straight from her title role as LOLITA in the Stanley Kubrick film. Burton has his demons to keep at bay – alcohol, despair and his lust for Lyon. Somehow this group ends up in a rundown Mexican beachside hotel run by the ravishing if ripe Gardner. Gardner has two hot beach boys to keep her amused, so it’s something deeper than her own considerable passion and loneliness that attracts her to Burton. Add to this mix a kind and elegant English spinster, fabulously portrayed by the great Kerr, and her ancient father, who come to stay at the hotel and you have another great Tennessee Williams drama, one of the loveliest of his plays. Marvelously brought to the screen by John Huston, the film fairly bristles. Perhaps the off-screen love affair of Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, who were together in Mexico at the time of shooting has famously made the film part of sixties movie lore. This original one sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition, with minor fold separations and extra creases.

Original United Artists One sheet poster for the Delbert Mann film of Terence Rattigan play SEPARATE TABLES (1958.) SEPARATE TABLES is about a group of guests at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth, England which advertises separate dining tables. John Gay’s screenplay of the original Rattigan property is a subtle but persistent attack on the class consciousness so prevalent in England even after the World War II. The film won two Oscars, including one for the magnificent Wendy Hiller. Hers is probably the enduring performance from the film, but the cast is very good overall and includes good performances by Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth and David Niven. This was the kind of serious dramatic film that United Artists could be counted on to make. The poster has a censor stamp on it, but is otherwise in very fine to near mint condition.

Original MGM insert poster for the Mervyn LeRoy Roman/Christian epic, QUO VADIS (1951) starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, and Peter Ustinov. Originally cast in 1949 with Elizabeth Taylor and Gregory Peck, the lead actors were changed to Robert Taylor and Kerr when production delays led to Taylor being unavailable, being committed to George Stevens for A PLACE IN THE SUN. Elizabeth Taylor is said to have made a cameo appearance at the end of the movie. Originally John Huston was supposed to direct but walked out following arguments about the script. This film was Louis B. Mayer’s final big-budget production, and the film’s huge box office success is credited with saving MGM from bankruptcy. This stunning spectacle had 110 speaking parts, used 32,000 costumes, and employed over 30,000 extras. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Musical Score for Miklos Rozsa, and Best Supporting Actor for both Ustinov and Genn. MGM tried to move the Christian / Roman epic from the flesh-pandering films of DeMille to something more serious. Nevertheless, the spectacle overwhelms the spiritual. This idea would not be accomplished until William Wyler directed BEN-HUR for MGM in 1959. QUO VADIS is now available on Blu-Ray DVD! This colorful epic poster is folded and was definitely theater-used. Some pin-holes exist.

Original Polish Poster (27×41) for the Elia Kazan relationship drama, THE ARRANGEMENT (1969) starring Kirk Douglas, Deborah Kerr, Faye Dunaway, Richard Boone, Hume Cronyn and Michael Murphy. Douglas portrays a man forced to come to terms with the shallowness of his life after a serious car accident. His wife represents everything he despises about what he has become. Faye Dunaway, stunningly beautiful as his young and brutally honest lover, helps him see the misery of his existence. The poster design features an image of a man (clearly Douglas) whose octopus-like tentacles control everything and everyone. This original Polish poster is in very fine condition.

Original Universal Spanish Language One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger drama, BLACK NARCISSUS (1947) starring Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, and Sabu. This is the story of Sister Clodah (Kerr) who is sent to establish a new convent in the Himalayas. The remote location, the foreign culture, and the mountain air all begin to have a strange effect on the sisters. The film is filled with many magical images, which are complimented brilliantly by Brian Easdale’s haunting score. The film rightfully won the Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. This original Spanish language one sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition.

Original Columbia Pictures Advance Style B One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, and Robert Parrish ultimate spy spoof, CASINO ROYALE (1967) starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Woody Allen, Orson Welles, Deborah Kerr, Daliah Lavi, and David Niven. After the death of M, Sir James Bond is called back from retirement to stop SMERSH. His ultimate plan dictates that every agent will be named Bond. Intended to be the ultimate spy spoof, it is both a satire of Bond movies and even more a satire of the “cool” and “hip” films of the late 1960s. Some critics have described it as a screwball comedy with a touch of British absurdity. This very rare style B advance one sheet poster is folded and in very good plus condition. There are a number of pinholes in each corner, some small tears from pulled pinholes, and minor staining in the lower left corner.

Original Paramount Pictures Style A One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Harold French war drama, THE AVENGERS (1942)—starring Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr, and Ralph Richardson. 1940s British cinema is understandably packed with wartime propaganda pieces, and this film (British title: THE DAY WILL DAWN) is markedly more propagandistic than most of the period. Williams plays a British foreign correspondent investigating German U-boat activities in Norway. The Brits of course save the day from the cowardly Germans. And though sacrifice is made; the greater good is served. Notice the Morse Code dot-dot-dot-dash across the bottom — the Allies moniker of Victory.

Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Mervyn LeRoy Roman/Christian epic, QUO VADIS (1951) starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, and Peter Ustinov. Originally cast in 1949 with Elizabeth Taylor and Gregory Peck, the lead actors were changed to Taylor and Kerr when production delays led to Taylor being unavailable. Elizabeth Taylor does make a cameo appearance at the end of the movie. Originally John Huston was supposed to direct but walked out following arguments about the script. This film was Louis B. Mayer’s final big-budget production, and the film’s huge box office success is credited with saving MGM from bankruptcy. This stunning spectacle had 110 speaking parts, used 32,000 costumes, and employed over 30,000 extras. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards—including Best Picture, Best Musical Score for Miklos Rozsa, and Best Supporting Actor for both Ustinov and Genn. MGM tried to move the Christian / Roman epic from the flesh-pandering films of DeMille to something more serious. Nevertheless, the spectacle overwhelms the spiritual. This idea would not be accomplished until William Wyler directed BEN-HUR for MGM in 1959. QUO VADIS is now available on Blu-Ray DVD! This colorful epic poster is in near mint condition!