Papillon Sterling Nova kit car British Picture stamp and printed

British Picture stamp and printed synopsis to reverse

This 1970's re-release Australian day-bill film poster is litho printed and was acquired by us directly from a New Zealand cinema and comes in wonderful folded condition as supplied to the cinema with a neat staple hole in each of the corners

From the screenplay by Tennessee Williams this is a tale of seduction of a bride for revenge

The poster has some writing on the verse which does not show through with a corner missing at the bottom left and pinholes at the top left corner

Three highly acclaimed directors take on the story of love

Papillon Sterling Nova kit car British Picture stamp and printedHenri Charriere's autobiographical account of his escape from Devil's Island is amazing material for McQueen and Hoffman to work with. They are the focus of the poster as single minded determination is explored as they plot their escape from the island. Wonderful acting performances. The minty green background colour to this one really brings out the gritty realism of McQueen and Hoffman's portraits by Tom Jung featuring the artists printed signature