tel: (0)20 7637 7441  email: info@mpag.co.uk    

Page 2 Page 3    

CLICK ON
IMAGE
TITLE SIZE CONDITION DATE PRICE
 ANNIE HALL U.S. 1-sheet 27"x41" Fine +
linen backed
1977 £350
   Classic black and white design, typical of Allen's best posters from his peak years.
 THE ARISTOCATS Australian daybill 13"x30" Excellent 1970 SOLD
   'The Aristocats' was the last project given the green light by Walt Disney before his death. It was greatly enhanced
 by the voices of Stirling Holloway and Phil Harris, the voices of Kaa and Baloo in 'The Jungle Book'.
 BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE U.S. half-sheet 22"x28" style B. V. Fine+ 1960 SOLD
   The early 1960's were the last great years of American Sci-Fi film poster art. Toho Studios, creators of 'Godzilla',
 were the first to export Japanese cinema to a worldwide audience up until the industry-wide crash of 1972.
 BEDAZZLED U.S. insert 14"x36" V. Fine 1967 £125
   Wonderful image at top of Dudley Moore as Nun in sleazy bar, consoling himself with ciggies and whiskey.
 The film was sadly Cook and Moore's one and only true cinematic triumph.
 THE BEGUILED U.S. 1-sheet 27"x41" V. Fine - 1971 SOLD
   Striking graphics for Don Siegal's unique Clint Eastwood Civil War psycho-melodrama.
 BIG WEDNESDAY Spanish 1-sheet 27"x40 Fine + 1978 £120
   The entrancing cinematography on the film was by Bruce Surtees ('High Plains Drifter', 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' and
 'Pale Rider').
 BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN US 1-sheet 27"x41" V. Fine - 1967 £95
   The Harry Palmer series crashes and burns in the hands of Ken Russell. Archetypal 60's British pop-art design though
 by Alan Aldridge, whose 'Beatles Lyrics' book illustrations and great album cover for The Who's 'A Quick One'
 are instantly recognisable.
 BLOW UP Italian Photobustas 19"x27" Excellent 1967 £various
   Click on thumbnail image to see pictures and details of all the photobustas. The Italian paper is supreme on the film.
 THE BLUES BROTHERS Australian daybill 13"x30" V. Fine 1980 SOLD
   Original release Australian daybill (later printings aren't full colour). The artwork, reserved for international release
 (though not in Britain), captures the spirit of the film far better than the photographic design.
 BULLITT Original 8"x10" still. V. Fine 1967 £150
framed
   McQueen's co-star in the classic San Francisco police thriller Jacqueline Bisset was actually born in Surrey.
 'Bullitt' was an important early role.
 CARRY ON COWBOY Original Polish poster 23"x33" V. Fine 1966 £225
Framed
   American Westerns found an enthusiastic audience in the Poland, and designers were stimulated to produce some of their finest works.
 CARRY ON JACK Original studio 10"x8" V. Fine 1963 £120
Framed
   Wonderful portrait of Kenneth Williams as the inaptly named Captain Fearless, with bonus of Hawtrey limp at the wheel.
 CLEOPATRA Australian daybill 13"x30" Fine 1975 rerelease £150
   Artwork by Howard Terpning, now famous for his Western paintings. Terpning also creating the artwork for 'Dr Zhivago'.
 Note this poster is for a roadshow release, in 'Todd-AO' widescreen.
 CRY DANGER Australian daybill 13"x30" Excellent
linen backed
1950 £150
   Beautiful Noir litho, amongst the best ever made. Former song-and-dance man Dick Powell turned hard-boiled after starring in
 'Farewell My Lovely/Murder My Sweet', still the best Raymond Chandler adaptation.
 DADS ARMY Australian daybill 13"x30" Excellent 1971 £145
framed
   Scarce poster from the successful feature-length version of the immortal comedy series, which assembled
 the greatest cast of character actors ever seen in a British television comedy.
 DOWNHILL RACER Australian daybill 13"x30" V. Fine 1969 £145
framed
   Excellent lithographic version of the acclaimed US artwork.
 ED WOOD U.S. 1-sheet 27"x41" Excellent 1994 £95
   Double-sided 1-sheet. Posters for Tim Burton's films are frequently a cut above most contemporary releases.
 ELVIS PRESLEY Original 8"x10" press photograph Fine 1960 £200
framed
   Probably the most famous draftee in history. This rare original photo is from the 2 March 1960 New Jersey press conference
 the day after he left the army in Germany. Later in April began the timely filming of 'GI Blues'. The King was back.
 ELVIS ON TOUR U.S. 3-sheet 41"x81" Excellent
linen backed
1972 £850
framed
   The above - but nearly lifesize. Scarce and in unused condition.
 F FOR FAKE British 20"x30" V. Good
linen backed.
1976
First UK release
£195
   Extremely scarce Double Crown poster by UK arthouse designers X3, silkscreen in black, grey and metallic silvers.
 Welles's brilliant conjouring trick of a film was to be his final completed statement on his art.
 FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS Belgian 14"x22" V. Fine
Paperbacked.
c.1950 £175
framed
   Beautiful poster for Sam Wood's 1943 classic Hemingway Spanish Civil War story. Stars Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman
 GIANT US still 8"x10" Fine 1956 £65
   Jett Rink strikes the black gold.
 THE GODFATHER U.S. still 8"x10" Fine 1972
£85
framed
   Good candid shot of Brando and Caan during the shooting of the wedding.
 THE GODFATHER, PART 2 Italian double 'busta 36"x26.5" V. Fine
linen backed
1974 £650
Framed
   No good posters for Part 2 were produced. This very scarce double-sized photobusta is the outstanding piece from the film.
 THE GODFATHER, PART 2 U.S. still 8"x10" V. Fine 1974
£100
Framed
   Dramatic image of Fredo and Michael's fateful and poignant conversation in Havanna.
 THE GODFATHER, PART 2 U.S. still 8"x10" Fine + 1974
£85
Framed
   Very interesting shot from the Havana section of the film. Either a deleted scene, or more likely a candid shot during filming.
 THE GODFATHER, PART 2 U.S. still 8"x10" Excellent 1974
£85
Framed
   Excellent family portrait - Fredo and wife wonderfully in character. Both films open with a grand gathering,
 both move from sunlit exteriors to dark interiors where power and corruption are played out in secret.
 THE GODFATHER, PART 2 U.S. still 8"x10" Fine 1974
SOLD
   Young Vito and Clemenza walk the teeming streets of Little Italy (doubled by 6th Street in the East Village).
 Coppola's recreation of this immigrant world was a tour de force, beautifully detailed and shot.
 GOLD RUSH U.S. lobby card 11"x14" V. Fine 1942
rerelease
£95
   Scarce card from very attractive reissue set.
 GUYS AND DOLLS Belgian poster 14"x22" V. Good 1955 £150
linen backed
   Attractive re-working of the U.S. artwork.
 Back To Top Page 2 Page 3