You Only Live Twice (1967), poster, US

You Only Live Twice (1967) Poster, US

Robert E. McGinnis (born 1926) and Frank McCarthy (1924-2002)

Unframed: 81 x 81 in. (206 x 206 cm)

The advertising department for the film's release really went to town on their campaign. They created three different posters, featuring Sean Connery in the bathtub (surrounded by girls), Connery with the famous Little Nelly flying machine, and Connery inside the volcano. This billboard poster features all three different artworks in one very large poster.

This poster was printed to be pasted onto large billboards, therefore only unused examples survive. This piece does not surface very often.

This was the fifth James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert, in the first of three Bond films that he would direct for Eon Productions. The screenplay, written by Roald Dahl, is vaguely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel. During filming it was announced that Sean Connery would retire from playing Bond, although he did make comebacks in Diamonds are Forever in 1971 and Never Say Never Again in 1983.