Eight Original 20th Century-Fox British Front of House Cards (8×10) for the Carol Reed historical biography, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTACY (1965) starring Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento, and Harry Andrews. Based on the novel by Irving Stone, this film chronicles Michelangelo’s (Heston) commission to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Pope Julius II (Harrison). Heston and Harrison are wonderful in their parts, and the film had many other fine qualities that resulted in five Oscar nominations. These original British front of house cards are fine plus to very fine.

Original London Films International British Six Sheet Poster (77×79) for the Carol Reed family drama, A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS (1955) starring Celia Johnson, Diana Doors, David Kossoff, and Joe Robinson. This film chronicles a lower-class London boy, who uses all his savings to buy a goat kid with an emerging horn, believing it to be a unicorn that can grant him any wish. This original stone lithograph British six sheet poster is tri-folded and in very good to fine condition. There are some minor tears and small areas of paper loss on parts of the fold lines.

Original Set of 8 British Front of House Cards (8×10) for the Carol Reed circus drama, TRAPEZE (1956) starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, and Gina Lollobrigida. One of the best circus films ever made, the story revolves around three trapeze performers. Mike (Lancaster) was a great trapeze artist before his accident. Tino (Curtis) joins the circus and convinces Mike to teach him the triple somersault. Lollobrigida adds sex appeal to the trapeze act and is also emotionally involved with both artists. Lancaster performed all of his trapeze stunts himself, as he had been a circus performer before he entered pictures. He even convinced Carol Reed to let him do the climatic triple flip. These original British front of house cards are slightly worn but overall in fine condition. One card has some paper loss at the bottom edge.

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 2-Panel Subway Advance Poster (45×60) for the Carol Reed musical, OLIVER!—starring Ron Moody, Jack Wild, Shani Wallace, Oliver Reed, and Mark Lester. The legendary story by Charles Dickens was admirably adapted as a musical for the London stage by Lionel Bart. It then became an equally big hit on Broadway and was finally adapted for film in 1968. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, the film won Best Picture and Best Director for Reed. In addition, Onna White won a special honorary award for her outstanding choreography. The sequence for “Consider Yourself” is one of the greatest dance sequences in film history. This pre-Academy Award 2-panel advance poster was for the U.S. Premiere of the film on December 10, 1968. Any U.S. material that does not have the Oscar statuette on the poster – hence “pre-Oscar” – is very scarce. This unusually rare poster is in very good condition and is linen-backed. This is one of the best posters for this film we have ever seen. We found this poster in very good condition and immediately had it restored expertly. It looks great. No missing image; some repairs to border insults. Linen backed.