Original Film Posters

Original Film Posters

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The Ipcress File (1965), poster and set of 8 front of house stills, British

Lot Closed

September 6, 12:05 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Artist (poster): Eric Pulford (1915-2005)


Unframed: Poster: 30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm)

Unframed: Front of house stills: 8 x 10 in. (20 x 25 cm) each


Poster: This poster was distributed folded, but only has vertical folds and not the usual horizontal folds as well. This is one of the most sought-after posters from the 60s, and does not surface very often.


This British espionage film was directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, in the first of six films to feature Caine as this character. This film won a BAFTA award for Best British Film.

Poster: Film Posters of the 60s, Aurum Press Limited, 1997, p. 80