Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Daybill Poster.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's (James Bond fame) novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car (1964). Fleming used to tell stories about the flying car to his infant son. After the author had a heart attack in 1961 he decided to write up the stories as a novel. He wrote the book in longhand as his wife had confiscated his typewriter to force him to rest. The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Adrian Hall, Heather Ripley, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Barbara Windsor and Gert Fröbe. The part of Truly Scrumptious had originally been offered to Julie Andrews, to reunite her with Van Dyke after their success in Mary Poppins. Andrews rejected the role specifically because she considered that the part was too close to Poppins. Sally Ann Howes was given the role. Van Dyke was cast after he turned down the role of Fagin from the 1968 musical Oliver!. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli (Bond Films). The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was nominated for an Academy Award. Six Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang cars were created for the film but only one of which was fully functional. In 2011, the car sold for $805,000 at auction to New Zealand film director Sir Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings).
Track The Man Down Poster Daybill Rare Original 1955.Track the Man Down is a 1955 British black and white "B" crime film directed by R. G. Springsteen, starring Kent Taylor, Petula Clark, and George Rose.The film, the second made by Republic Pictures' British production company, was made at Walton Studios with sets designed by the art director John Stoll. Location shooting was at London's Victoria Station and along the banks of the River Thames. The plot of the film went as follows:A robbery at a greyhound racetrack results in the unintentional murder of a guard. The perpetrator leaves the loot with his girl friend, commandeers a motor coach bound for Southampton, and holds hostage its diverse array of passengers, including an American newspaper reporter and the girl friend's resourceful sister.
The Shuttered Room Poster Daybill Original 1967 Aka Blood Island.The Shuttered Room (also known as Blood Island) is a 1967 British horror film directed by David Greene, and starring Gig Young and Carol Lynley.Filming began in April 1966.Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971) would have many similarities.Although set in the U.S., the film was shot in England. Hollowshore Boatyard and The Shipwright's Arms in Faversham, Kent feature throughout the film, doubling as the town of Dunwich, Massachusetts. South Foreland Lighthouse in Dover also features as the exterior of Aunt Agatha's home.The film features a large half-brick, half-timber watermill, which is destroyed by fire in the closing scenes. The building used was Hardingham Mill on the River Yare in Norfolk.
Mischief Poster Daybill Original 1969 Pony Stable Hands Paul Frazer.Mischief was directed by Ian Shand and co-produced by Ian Shand and Jack Grossman for the production company Children's Film Foundation. The short film ran for 56mins and was produced in the UK in 1969. It was distributed in Australia by The Australian Council For Children's Films And Telvevision. It starred Paul Frazer, Iain Burton, Adrianne Byrne, Michael Newport, Gina Malcolm, Gerald Sim, Colin Gordon, Bill Owen, Frieda Knorr, Charles Rea, Peter Porteous, Deidre Benner and Gerald Williams. The plot was: At a village pony auction a Davey misses out on buying a pony which was purchased by the owner of a pony trekking stable. He gets a job at the stable looking after the pony ‘Mischief’ leading to the jealousy of other stable hands and his eventual wrongful sacking. When another young boy visiting the stable is thrown from the pony onto a quarry ledge, Davey and ‘Mischief’ try to rescue him before blasting commences at the quarry. These posters are exceptionally hard to find due to the limited distribution of the short film.
Buttercup Chain Poster Daybill Original 1970 Jane Asher.The Buttercup Chain is a 1970 British drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Hywel Bennett, Jane Asher (who appears nude in the film), and Leigh Taylor-Young.The film was shot at Shepperton Studios and on location in England, Sweden and Spain. The film's sets were designed by the veteran art director Wilfred Shingleton. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.This was considered a major prestige counterculture movie for Columbia, and their first choice for director was the young Michael Reeves, hot from the success of his horror pic, Witchfinder General (1968). However, his sudden death at age 25 ended that possibility and Robert Ellis stepped in instead.
Fragment Of Fear Poster Daybill Hand Litho Original 1970 David Hemmings.Fragment of Fear is a 1970 British thriller film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starring David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roland Culver, Flora Robson and Arthur Lowe.The film was made at Shepperton Studios. Location shooting took place around London, Seaford in Sussex and around Pompeii and Sorrento in Italy.
Crescendo Poster Daybill Original 1970 Hammer Horror.Crescendo is a 1970 British horror psychological thriller film directed by Alan Gibson and starring Stefanie Powers, James Olson, Margaretta Scott, Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland.It was made by Hammer Film Productions.Crescendo premiered in London on 7 May 1970 at the New Victoria Theatre.It received a general release on 7 June 1970 by Warner-Pathé in support of Taste the Blood of Dracula.
Gilbert And Sullivan Poster Daybill Rare Original 1953 Robert Morley.Gilbert and Sullivan (also known as The Romantic Story Of Gilbert And Sullivan) is a 1953 British musical drama film of the collaboration between Gilbert and Sullivan. Librettist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan, portrayed by Robert Morley and Maurice Evans, co-wrote fourteen extraordinarily successful comic operas, later referred to as the Savoy Operas, which continue to be popular today.The film, directed by Sidney Gilliat, is based on Leslie Baily's The Gilbert and Sullivan Book, and Baily co-wrote the screenplay with Gilliat. Shot in Technicolor, it was produced by Gilliat and Frank Launder for London Films in time to mark the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
In The Doghouse Poster One Sheet Original 1962 Leslie Phillips Peggy Cummins.In the Doghouse, also known as Vet in the Doghouse, is a 1962 British black-and-white comedy film directed by Darcy Conyers and starring Leslie Phillips and Peggy Cummins.The film was based on the 1961 novel It's a Vet's Life by Alex Duncan.The title refers to the British expression of a person being "in the doghouse" when a person is ostracized usually relating to a husband for domestic bad behaviour, and usually used in the third person e.g. "he is in the doghouse because... "
The V.I.P.s Poster One Sheet Original 1963 Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor.The V.I.P.s (also known as Hotel International) is a 1963 British comedy-drama film in Metrocolor and Panavision. It was directed by Anthony Asquith, produced by Anatole de Grunwald, and distributed by MGM.It has an all-star cast, including Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Louis Jourdan, Elsa Martinelli, Maggie Smith, Rod Taylor, Orson Welles, and Margaret Rutherford, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.
One Good Turn Poster Australian One Sheet Exceptionally rare original hand litho 1955.One Good Turn is a 1955 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom, Joan Rice, Shirley Abicair and Thora Hird. The main setting of the film is an English children's home, located south of London. The film was the 7th most popular movie at the British box office in 1955.According to Kinematograph Weekly it was a "money maker" at the British box office in 1955.
Geordie Poster Australian One Sheet Original Ultra Rare 1955 Bill Travers.Geordie (released in the United States as Wee Geordie) is a 1955 British film directed and co-produced by Frank Launder, with Bill Travers in the title role as a Scotsman who becomes an athlete and competes at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The film is based on David Walker's 1950 novel of the same title, adapted for the screen by Launder and his co-producer Sidney Gilliat. According to the National Film Finance Corporation, the film made a comfortable profit. According to Kinematograph Weekly, it was a "money maker" at the British box office in 1955.
Help Poster One Sheet Ultra Rare Original 1965 The Beatles.Help! is a 1965 British musical comedy-adventure film directed by Richard Lester, starring The Beatles and featuring Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, John Bluthal, Roy Kinnear and Patrick Cargill. The original title for the film – only changed to Help! very near to its release – was Eight Arms to Hold You. The Beatles said the film was inspired by the classic Marx Brothers film Duck Soup; it was also directly satirical of the James Bond series of films. The humour of the film is strongly influenced by the abstract humour of The Goon Show, in which the director had personal and direct experience in the conversion of the radio format to television, and personal working experience with Peter Sellers in particular.Help! had its Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London on 29 July 1965 in the presence of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and the Earl of Snowdon. Help! is now credited with influencing the development of music videos.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Poster One Sheet Australian Original 1968.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a 1968 musical-fantasy film directed by Ken Hughes with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl and Hughes, loosely based on Ian Fleming's (James Bond fame) novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car (1964). Fleming used to tell stories about the flying car to his infant son. After the author had a heart attack in 1961 he decided to write up the stories as a novel. He wrote the book in longhand as his wife had confiscated his typewriter to force him to rest. The film stars Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Adrian Hall, Heather Ripley, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill, James Robertson Justice, Robert Helpmann, Barbara Windsor and Gert Fröbe. The part of Truly Scrumptious had originally been offered to Julie Andrews, to reunite her with Van Dyke after their success in Mary Poppins. Andrews rejected the role specifically because she considered that the part was too close to Poppins. Sally Ann Howes was given the role. Van Dyke was cast after he turned down the role of Fagin from the 1968 musical Oliver!. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli (Bond Films). The song "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" was nominated for an Academy Award. Six Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang cars were created for the film but only one of which was fully functional. In 2011, the car sold for $805,000 at auction to New Zealand film director Sir Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings).
Birth Of A Monster Poster Original rare Australian One Sheet Hammer Horror 1957 Aka Quatermass II 2.Birth Of A Monster, as it was released in Australia or Quatermass 2 as it was originally released in the UK was also retitled Enemy From Space in the United States and Canada. The film is a 1957 black-and-white British science fiction horror film drama from Hammer Film Productions. It was produced by Anthony Hinds, directed by Val Guest, and stars Brian Donlevy with co-stars John Longden, Sidney James, Bryan Forbes, Vera Day, and William Franklyn. Birth Of A Monster or Quatermass 2 is a sequel to Hammer's earlier film The Quatermass Xperiment (1955). Like its predecessor, it is based on the BBC Television serial Quatermass II written by Nigel Kneale. Brian Donlevy reprises his role as the eponymous Professor Bernard Quatermass, making him the only actor to play the character twice in a film. It is often erroneously considered as the first film sequel to use the '2' / 'II' suffix within the title, though this distinction belongs to Sanshiro Sugata Part II. Birth Of A Monster or Quatermass 2 was financially successful and was the first film for which Hammer pre-sold the distribution rights in the United States, a financial model that would quickly become the norm for subsequent Hammer productions.
Lady Jane Lobby Card 1 UK 11x14 Original 1986.Lady Jane is a 1986 British costume-historical drama romance film, directed by Trevor Nunn, written by David Edgar, and starring Helena Bonham Carter as the title character. It tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, her marriage to Lord Guildford Dudley, and her reign as the "Nine Days' Queen" following the death of Edward VI of England. Also starring was Cary Elwes, Patrick Stewart, Michael Hordern and Joss Ackland.
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