12 Angry Men is the grand-daddy of the court-room drama sub-genre. There have been some great court-room drama movies. (The Verdict, with Paul Newman, is my personal favourite. Director Sidney Lumet, for whom 12 Angry Men was his first feature film, also went on to direct this many years later, so clearly he felt an…
The Great Gatsby
Without reading the English text, would you be able to guess the famous movie title from this poster? Le Prix Du Silence is the French language title for the 1949 adaptation of…The Great Gatsby, no less. However, you would be hard-pressed to know that from the imagery here. Alan Ladd in a trench…
Othello
This is a Belgian poster for Orson Welles’ 1952 adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Othello. Othello was a labour of love for Welles. He shot it on location in Europe over a period of 3 years, frequently having to shut down production having run out of money. Welles part-funded the movie himself, taking on other…
A Fistful Of Dollars
Here are an interesting pair of posters for the Belgian release of Sergio Leone’s spaghetti western classic A Fistful Of Dollars. The first poster is from the first release in 1964 and is interesting because while it name-checks star Clint Eastwood (in his first leading role), the image is that of a generic cowboy, with…
The Misfits
The Misfits, Marilyn Monroe’s final film, was written for her by her (ex) husband, the great American playwright Arthur Miller. Monroe stars alongside fellow greats Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift, and the movie has a poignant sadness about it seeing movie stars past their prime playing characters past theirs, and knowing it too. Gable died…
The Enforcer
I’m a big Humphrey Bogart fan but I’m not sure if I have ever seen 1951’s The Enforcer. Aside from sharing its title with a much later Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry sequel, I know it is a police procedural cum film noir. The movie was released under the title Murder Inc. in the UK, which…
All The President’s Men
The first time I saw this movie at the cinema I found it really boring, largely because I had no idea what was going on! I was a little young and being British had not really followed the details of the Watergate scandal. I think maybe I was expecting more of an action thriller, and instead…
Some Came Running
Unusually, I own several pieces of memorabilia for this movie which I have never seen. I bought these posters simply because I am a big Frank Sinatra fan. He holds a special meaning for me as he was my late father’s favourite singer. I was fortunate enough to be able to take my father to…
The Evil of Frankenstein / Frankenstein Created Woman
Here’s a pair of Belgian posters for films from the Hammer Frankenstein sage, both starring the indomitable Peter Cushing. These Belgian posters are quite small (35 x 55cm), so are a good option to display if you do not have a huge amount of wall space. They are also highly collectible, especially for the 60s…
Eyes Without A Face
I am not sure but I do not believe I have ever seen Eyes Without A Face. This 1960 movie was realised by French director Georges Franju, a former documentary film-maker. The plot concerns a plastic surgeon who is obsessed with performing a face transplant upon his daughter, who has been badly disfigured in a…