Wow - What A Difference A Country Can Make In Poster Design
Rough, Tough And Ready ( 1945 ) U.S.one sheet and an Italian poster of the same film designed by Anselmo Ballester, which was released in Italy as Femmine del Mare, which translates into English as being the then unusual titled Female Of Sea, as far as I can make out. In the U.K. the film had a more appropriate title of Men Of The Sea. Looks like the octopus has his eyes on a land based Jean Rogers, but apart from that oddity it is a nice looking poster.
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What he said!
On the subject of Casablanca we cannot exclude this Australian one sheet from the discussion.
Oh that's nice!
Still liking the Italian the best though.
Many Australian artists were drunk during design stage...
The U.S. one sheet of The Lady From Shanghai ( 1948 ). Very nice.
The Australia daybill with the same design also very nice. Then there is this Italian poster, so now game, set & match.
Arguably the finest movie poster artist of all time.
I've always wanted a poster for 20 Million Miles to Earth, but all the paper I found was uninspiring. That is, until I discovered not one, but two, by Ballester for the Italian market.
I'd do unspeakable things for either one...
The Big Clock ( 1948 ) U.S. one sheet and a French film poster. The Australian one sheet is the same design as the U.S. poster, and I have always been underwhelmed by the design. The noir look of the French poster is great though.
Big Clock DB
There is also this The Lady From Shanghai Australian one sheet poster I have just found which is also very nice.
This Czech Casablanca ( 1942 ) poster should receive an honourable mention for its different design and great artwork..
The Nutty Professor( 1963 ) U.S.A. original sheet and an impressive looking Italian film poster of my favourite J.L. film.
An unimpressive U.S. country of origin one sheet of Flamingo Road ( 1948 ) to compare with yet another impressive Italian poster of the same title.
All the Larry Flynts I've ever had have all be used and beat up!
Don't forget this beauty:
And I still think this is one of the better posters for the film (though many would argue):
The Men in Her Life ( 1941 ) U.S. one sheet and nice Swedish poster version.