Original Maysles Brothers Productions, Inc. premiere poster (25×35) for the Albert and David Maysles rock concert documentary, GIMME SHELTER (1971) starring the Rolling Stones, the Jefferson Airplane, and the Flying Burrito Brothers. This film is a documentary of the 1969 Rolling Stones Tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont Speedway in December of 1969—only four months after the iconic Woodstock Festival. About 300,000 people came to the concert, and the organizers put the Hell’s Angels in charge of security.  The Angels spent most of their time beating up spectators and killing at least one.  This event was construed by the media to herald the end of halcyon hippie days of rock.   This original poster was created by the Maysles Brothers for the New York City Premiere at the Plaza Theater.  The poster is unusual not only because the premiere poster is very rare, but also because of the anachronistic photo of the Stones circa 1965 – four years before the fateful venue at Altamont.  GIMME SHELTER was subsequently distributed by 20th Century Fox, but this poster is not a Fox one sheet.

Original American Cinema Releasing One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Clive Donner comedy, CHARLIE CHAN AND THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON QUEEN (1981) starring Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson, and Richard Hatch.  In the slapstick parody of the Charlie Chan films of the past, the famous detective (Ustinov) is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders.  This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition.

Original Polish Poster (27×39) for the Ingmar Bergman family drama masterpiece, FANNY AND ALEXANDER (1982) starring Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Allan Edwall, and Ewa Froling. This amazing film is a sumptuous tale of an early 20th century Swedish family, the Ekdahls—Oscar and Emilie (the parents) and Fanny and Alexander (the children). When the father dies, the mother first seeks counsel from the local bishop and eventually marries him. The children are then forced to move to the bishop’s austere and forbidding chancery. A period piece of stunning detail, the film was nominated for six Academy Awards—including Best Director and Best Screenplay for Bergman. The film won four Oscars: Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Foreign Language Film. This original Polish poster with artwork by Wieslaw Walkuski is in very fine condition.

Original Pathe Comedy One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Leo McCarey short silent comedy, NO FATHER TO GUIDE HIM (1925) starring Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Mickey Bennett, and Josephine Crowell. This hilarious surreal farce is about a father (Chase) who has lost his son in a custody battle and has to “kidnap” him just to be able to take him to the beach. Chase and his wife slit up because his mother-in-law (Crowell) hates him. Chase shows once again that he was a genius at playing a guy who never has anything good happen to him. This beautiful stone lithograph one sheet poster is linen-backed and in very fine condition.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the Cyril Frankel comedy, ON THE FIDDLE (1961) starring Alfred Lynch, Sean Connery, Cecil Parker, and Stanley Holloway. Released in the U.S. under the title OPERATION SNAFU, this British military comedy could not have been done during the actual period of World War II in Great Britain, a film in which the central character (Lynch) is a conman slacker who teams up with a dim gypsy (Connery) to skillfully avoid fighting and advance their economic endeavors. This original Belgian poster is in very fine condition.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the Roger Vadim horror classic, ET MOURIR DE PLAISIR (1960) starring Mel Ferrer, Elsa Martinelli, Annette Vadim, and Alberto Bonucci. Known in the U. S. as BLOOD AND ROSES, this stylish vampire tale gives the viewer the impression of having walked into a renaissance-era painting accompanied by a wonderful musical score that together create an almost hypnotic state. Vadim creates a dark and tragic love story, a terrifying Gothic atmosphere, and a suspenseful build up to a shocking and heartbreaking finale. This original Belgian poster is in very fine condition.

Original Belgian Poster (Trimmed 13×17) for the Carmine Gallone historical drama, MESSALINA (1951) starring Maria Felix, Georges Marchal, Memo Benassi, and Delia Scala. This original Italian production was known in the U.S. as THE AFFAIRS OF MESSALINA and tells the story of the most notorious woman in Roman history. Felix presents a memorable portrayal of this complex ancient woman who comes to an ignominious end through her excesses and folly. The original Belgian poster presents a stunning portrait of the Mexican superstar. Although the poster is trimmed at the top with some of the playmate information still visible, it is still in very good condition. This poster would certainly be a good candidate for restoration. Ask us about it.

Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the Jean Josopovici comedy thriller, L’INSPECTEUR CONNAIT LA MUSIQUE (1956) starring Viviane Romance, Jean Bretonniere, and Claude Luter. This original French film was also known under the title, BLUES. With a wonderful image of world-renowned clarinetist Sidney Bechet, this original Belgian poster is linen-backed and in fine plus condition.

Original Aidart Distributing One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Daniel Duval drama, LA DEROBADE (1979) [MEMOIRS OF A FRENCH WHORE] starring Miou-Miou, Maria Schneider, and Niels Arestrup. This grim French tale deals with a young woman (Miou-Miou) who falls under the spell of a new boyfriend, who turns out to be a pimp in reality. Over the course of a couple of years, she is turned into a street wise, hardened prostitute. Memorable performances by Miou-Miou and Schnieder plus a wonderfully sad and melancholic score by Vladimir Cosma combine to make this film a unique experience. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition.

Original Italian Poster (19×27) for the Christian-Jaque historical drama, LUCREZIA BORGIA (1953) starring Martine Carol, Pedro Amendariz, and Valentine Tessier. This quite stylish historical saga features impeccable period detail in telling the story of the powerful 16th century Borgia family. Lucrezia was the illegitimate daughter of Rodrigio Borgia, who later became Pope Alexander VI. The family came to epitomize the ruthless politics and sexual corruption of the Renaissance Papacy. This original Italian poster is folded and in very good condition.

U.S. one sheet for the sexploitation / exploitation film HANDLE WITH CARE produced and directed by John K. McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy
made only three films. These sexploitation films were the forerunner of the modern adult film industry. Loosening sexual and racial mores in the early 1960s spawned fare such as this. God knows how awful the movie was, but the one sheet is immortal. Prudes will not think it funny. They will probably think it is IMMORAL , not immortal. We have several of these. Get ‘em while they’re hot. Average used condition with some distresses and small holes, graded as Very Good Plus to Fine.

U.S. One sheet for a French film, LES LACHES VIVENT D’ESPOIR (1961). This film was released in the U.S. originally as MY BABY IS BLACK, but later re-released as CHECKERBOARD, we believe in 1965. Racial exploitation film. The poster is theater used, and we have graded it as fine plus. There is a small chip out of the upper left corner and some distresses througout. We have a large selection of sexploitation and exploitation posters.