Original Set of 8 British Front of House Cards (8×10) for the Anthony Mann epic, EL CID (1961) starring Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, Raf Vallone, and Genevieve Page. This is an epic film of the medieval Spanish hero, El Cid Rodrigo de Bivar (Heston) who ultimately drove the Moors out of Spain. Interlaced into this epic story is a star-crossed romance between Rodrigo and Jimena (Loren). The film was nominated for three Academy Awards; Best Costume Design, Best Original Score for Miklos Rozsa, and Best Original Song for Rozsa and Paul Francis Webster. This original set of British front of house cards is in fine plus condition.

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 Columbia Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Anthony Mann war drama, THE HEROES OF TELEMARK (1965)—starring Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Ulla Jacobsson, and Michael Redgrave. Set in German-occupied Norway, this British film is an “embellished” account of the remarkable efforts of the Norwegian resistance to sabotage the German development of an atomic bomb toward the end of World War II. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very good condition, with pinholes and some rumpling.