Original Italian 79×55 for the Morton DaCosta film of the Meredith Wilson musical, THE MUSIC MAN (1962)—starring Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, and Hermione Gingold. This film is certainly one of the best film adaptations of a Broadway musical. The original Broadway production of THE MUSIC MAN opened at the Majestic Theater on December 19, 1957, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1958, and ran for 1375 performances. Even though Robert Preston had never appeared in a musical before or even sang a note, the role turned out to be one of his most memorable performances, and he won the 1958 Tony Award for Best Actor in a musical. Preston repeated his role for the Warner Brothers film version opposite Shirley Jones. The film version preserved all of the charm of the stage hit. This Italian poster is far superior to any U.S. poster for the film, accenting the scarlet uniform of the band director. Professor Harold Hill! Colors are vivid, no fold separations, but in the border area a small chip is missing. A nice example of this poster.