Any 007 connoisseur? (question about a theatrical poster)
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Tales-from-the-Goondocks — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 10:44 PM)
Can someone tell me if this poster is fan made or if it is an original theatrical poster?
https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/sOzBCfeHA1dmJynZZqMFGhOE6eB.jpg
I know the art is original, but as far as I know there is only one version of that poster with that particular artwork and it's horizontally oriented (UK original poster). The US version is sort of ugly in comparison and it has nothing to do with this artwork. So, can anybody tell me if it is fan made or something? -
tim-xy — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 11:27 PM)
Sorry I can't help you with this. The spelling of the word "thru" suggests that this is American if it's an official poster. I can't imagine that spelling being used on an official Poster in Britain. You should also post this on the James Bond board. Those guys really know their Bond.
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hobnob53 — 9 years ago(October 28, 2016 06:41 AM)
I don't know whether this is an official poster or not (although I kind of think it is), but as to the use of the word "thru", this was very common actually he norm for films released by United Artists in the 50s and 60s and even after. Almost all such films had "Released Thru United Artists" in their end credits, and this practice is reflected on the movie poster. A few films did read "through" but those were in the minority.
I never did get why they did this but it was their standard practice, including in
From Russia With Love
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hobnob53 — 9 years ago(October 28, 2016 07:31 PM)
You're welcome, and glad you didn't mind the bit of trivia. I've often wondered how many people came away thinking "through" was really spelled "thru" because they saw it in a movie?!
Just one more example at the end of
The Magnificent Seven
it says "Thru" too. UA did this all over the place. No idea why. -
tim-xy — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 05:08 AM)
I didn't mind one bit. My comment regarding this spelling (or rather mis-spelling) was misleading in the extreme in this case and I am glad you explained it so courteously. Also, it's nice to learn something new, even if it's nothing more than useless trivia.
However, I'm not sure the poster, a very nice one indeed, is an original. I did a bit of very amateurish research and it seems to me it may well be photoshopped. I posted my thoughts on that account below in a reply to the OP. -
hobnob53 — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 08:12 AM)
Yes, I read your reply below to the OP and think you're probably right about ts being photoshopped. The one thing that struck me odd about the poster was that the art bled right to the edges, which wasn't normal for a real poster for
FRWL
. Looking at it again, I believe you've hit on something. But whoever made it had all the right elements present.
Nice conversing with someone so courteous and intelligent. Hope to see you again someplace! Take care. -
ocebay2 — 9 years ago(October 27, 2016 11:36 PM)
The link below is for a site that sells movie posters. There are several versions that are close, but none are exact. The "Swedish Style A" has all the right elements, except the two fighting women are scaled down a little smaller, and the language is different.
http://www.moviepostershop.com/from-russia-with-love-movie-poster-1964
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tim-xy — 9 years ago(October 29, 2016 05:02 AM)
I stand corrected regarding my assumption based on the spelling of the word "thru". Apologies for misleading you.
However. I blew up the image in your link and it seems to me that the text at the bottom is copied in blocks from this original poster
http://www.imdb.com/board/10057076/mediaviewer/rm206865664
, possibly edited to make it fit (enlarged, stretched, that kind of thing), and pasted into the space at the bottom of your image. Distinct grey (grainy) boxes around blocks of text on an evenly pure white background suggest this.
Also, I found an image online of the artwork in your poster that seems an exact match, but does not include the text at the bottom:
http://seanconneryday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/from-russia-with-love-james-bond-movie-poster.jpg
. And if you compare the position of the leg of the girl on Bond's shoulder to any of the various original posters using this element of the artwork, you will notice that it's slightly different (overlapping with the sleeve of his tux, which it doesn't in any of the original posters).
The image in your poster is slightly cropped from the one in the link I posted above, implying yours is somehow contrived from the other or both are edited versions of yet another image or poster.
Again, all assumptions on my part. No definite knowledge.
