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Offline erik1925

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Re: Unusual British Christmas Cinema posters...
« Reply #25 on: April 23, 2016, 12:35:20 PM »
It is not.  However, it has been up for several years with no takers, and I am now prepared to negotiate its purchase rather briskly.

However, that said, unless you are a pure collector and just want to acquire the piece as a pure collector might, remember that six sheets are a challenge.

That said, I have never seen another six on this title.  I acquired this in 1986 in Marin County California from a man who had a nice selection of large format posters in better titles of the 1940s and 1950s.

Kirby

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I think this version of a A Christmas Carol is the best of the filmed versions, bar none. I always thought that the poster material for this movie, tho, was a little weak, art-wise. They could so much better, imho.

What do you think about the poster campaign (the art) for this flicker, Kirby.


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Re: Unusual British Christmas Cinema posters...
« Reply #26 on: April 23, 2016, 12:38:48 PM »
U.S. art on posters for British films distributed in the USA is often not up to the art of U.S. posters for the same general period.  I think this is kind of close to the British art.  These films were imported to the USA on the cheap, often.  And this story had been made by MGM not that many years earlier.
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Re: Unusual British Christmas Cinema posters...
« Reply #27 on: April 23, 2016, 12:44:05 PM »
Well, I still like the Quad best...though I am biased...





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Re: Unusual British Christmas Cinema posters...
« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2016, 01:00:43 PM »
That is Great looking art on your quad, Paul!  I should have been more specific, and said the rather bland art used for the US material.

The IT 2 foglio, with art done by Ballester, is also just  notworthy.gif



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« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2016, 01:05:51 PM »
That is nice..

The art looks more recent than 51..
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Re: Unusual British Christmas Cinema posters...
« Reply #30 on: April 23, 2016, 01:09:00 PM »
Maybe done the mid 50s? I checked imdb and they didnt have the release year for Italy listed, tho a number of other EU countries showed their first releases anywhere from 1952-1956

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044008/releaseinfo


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« Reply #31 on: April 23, 2016, 01:16:55 PM »
I wasn't meaning it was done later, but it has a later look to it. Maybe should have worded it better... eyeroll
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« Reply #32 on: April 23, 2016, 01:29:07 PM »
Got it.

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