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Dirty Harry

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Original US film poster Life Magazine advance style B this poster was is one of the rarest posters on this popular title Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Life Magazine occasionally featured an up-coming film on the cover of an issue, and created a special poster to promote the issue. The design for this poster was only used on this Life Magazine poster. The magazine was published on the 23rd July 1971, five months in advance of the film's release. This film was produced and directed by Don Siegel, and was the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan. This poster is in excellent condition, with the colours remaining very bright. Minor restoration to a few surface abrasions on the edges of the poster, that do not affect the artwork. The poster is unfolded and linen backed and would be shiped rolled in a wide strong tube by Federal Express. Or the Dirty Harry (1971) the first film staring Clint Eastwood as detective Harry Callahan. Due to it's size this poster was printed in more than one piece and the only was to display it was to past it up on a billboard. For this reason very few are known to have survived.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 40 in (101.6 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1971
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Minor restoration to a few surface abrasions on the edges of the poster, that do not affect the artwork. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU989121671252
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