Not a great poster, hardly a unicorn, but it is rare AND it's special for one important reason: as far as I know, it's not come up before and it gives all us collectors hope as it was a title I knew had been released but had never seen evidence of it. Picked it up in a bundle of titles for next to nothing, so extra happy! For your viewing pleasure:
And here's the one sheet:
A little bit more digging reveals that this is a non-horror film from famed French director Jean Rollin, so pretty happy with getting both AUS versions of the poster. Odd that the ratings are different.
Not a great poster, hardly a unicorn, but it is rare AND it's special for one important reason: as far as I know, it's not come up before and it gives all us collectors hope as it was a title I knew had been released but had never seen evidence of it. Picked it up in a bundle of titles for next to nothing, so extra happy! For your viewing pleasure:
And here's the one sheet:
A little bit more digging reveals that this is a non-horror film from famed French director Jean Rollin, so pretty happy with getting both AUS versions of the poster. Odd that the ratings are different.
Sorry Pancho but the one sheet isn't Australian but where it is from I don't know.
Quick search brought back that so maybe it was a stock poster the distributor sent everywhere? Why they would have a separate daybill I've no idea...just thinking out loud.
The poster with the X on it Bruce has called it a U.S.A. poster. Bruce is probably right but on the other hand I cannot find a listing for this film on IMDB. The one with the R added on it is a mystery also. As the Australian daybill was printed by MAPS and had the Australian distributors name Regent Films printed on it I would think an Australian one sheet would have been printed by Regent Films in Australia. New Zealand tended to use overseas posters where Australia didn't usually use this type of poster. If anyone is thinking is the poster with the altered rating of R from a New Zealand I believe not. The reason being all New Zealand restricted posters had either R13, R15. R18 or R21 on them and not just R. A request to Ves in where did the image you posted above with the R rating on it come from?
Apparently all six Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Quebec and the Maritimes) the system is fairly standardised across the country with generally the same classifications.
"Typically, there are not wide variations in ratings today, although western provinces were perceived to be more conservative in the past."
Good pick ups Rick. Mummy Curse is cheesy cool, dont often see the aussi one sheet and that version of howling i would imagine is rarer than the main stream version.
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Must. Watch. Again
Hahahahaha....I can picture her face. You poor thing...
A little bit more digging reveals that this is a non-horror film from famed French director Jean Rollin, so pretty happy with getting both AUS versions of the poster. Odd that the ratings are different.
Sorry Pancho but the one sheet isn't Australian but where it is from I don't know.
New Zealand had crossed my mind also as it certainly looks like the style they used but the X certificate wasn't used in New Zealand,
Quick search brought back that so maybe it was a stock poster the distributor sent everywhere? Why they would have a separate daybill I've no idea...just thinking out loud.
Oh, US maybe?
Thank you. I now know it is a French film but that is about all. I suppose we need to keep delving to help Pancho know where his poster comes from.
I think US...did Canada have R ratings then?
Where the ratings are
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_picture_rating_system
OH...That is sad! Had to google...I didn't even know he was sick.
Will have to watch DIE HARD tonight. Loved him, loved his voice...so sad and will miss not having the opportunity to see him other things.
Thanks...I am going to assume they had R in the 70s...perhaps the R rated one sheet was used there?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Film_Review_Board
Apparently all six Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Quebec and the Maritimes) the system is fairly standardised across the country with generally the same classifications.
"Typically, there are not wide variations in ratings today, although western provinces were perceived to be more conservative in the past."