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Le Gang / B2 / montage style / Japan

30.06.16

Poster Poster
Title
Le Gang
AKA
The Gang (USA - video title)
Year of Film
1977
Director
Jacques Deray
Starring
Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier, Raymond Bussières, Giampiero Albertini, Laura Betti, Nicole Calfan
Origin of Film
Italy | France
Genre(s) of Film
Alain Delon, Xavier Depraz, Roland Bertin, Adalberto Maria Merli, Maurice Barrier, Raymond Bussières, Giampiero Albertini, Laura Betti, Nicole Calfan,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
Montage style
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1977
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 5/16" x 28 14/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

This is one of two Japanese B2 posters (that I’m aware of) for the release of the 1977 crime drama Le Gang. The film was an Italian-French co-production and was directed by Jacques Deray, a Frenchman who helmed a number of crime thrillers during his career. French superstar Alain Delon, who collaborated with Deray on a number of similar films, plays the leader of the titular gang of criminals. The story is set in France during the 1940s and the plot, apparently based on true events, is described thusly on IMDb:

In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as “the front-wheel drive gang”. The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last?

The other style B2 can be seen on emovieposter.com here.

Mad Max 2 / one sheet / international

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Mad Max 2
AKA
The Road Warrior (USA) | Interceptor, il guerriero della strada (Italy)
Year of Film
1981
Director
George Miller
Starring
Mel Gibson, Michael Preston, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Virginia Hey, Emil Minty
Origin of Film
Australia
Genre(s) of Film
Mel Gibson, Michael Preston, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Virginia Hey, Emil Minty,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
International
Origin of Poster
International
Year of Poster
1982
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Rudy Obrero
Size (inches)
27" x 40 15/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
Just one man can make a difference

Mad Max 2 / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

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Martin / quad / UK

18.05.11

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Matilda / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

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McCabe & Mrs Miller / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

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Midnight Run / quad / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Midnight Run
AKA
Prima di mezzanotte [Before midnight] (Italy)
Year of Film
1988
Director
Martin Brest
Starring
Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano,
Type of Poster
Quad
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
1988
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Brian Bysouth
Size (inches)
29 6/8" x 39 6/8"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
The mob wants to kill him, the FBI wants to arrest him and his partner thinks he should give up smoking

Unique artwork on this British quad for the 1988 comedy caper film Midnight Run, which was painted by the British artist Brian Bysouth. In December I met and interviewed Brian and the resulting article can be read here.

Mr Majestyk / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Night of the Creeps / quad / UK

18.05.11

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Nightbreed / B2 / wall of skulls style / Japan

17.05.11

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Nightbreed / B2 / character style / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Raising Arizona / quad / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster

Rambo: First Blood Part II / one sheet / international

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Raw Deal / B2 / Gorilla style / Japan

17.05.11

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Raw Deal / B2 / suit style / Japan

17.05.11

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Raw Deal / quad / UK

18.05.11

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Red Heat / B2 / standing style / Japan

17.05.11

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Red Heat / B2 / portrait style / Japan

17.05.11

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Reservoir Dogs / quad / double-sided version / UK

18.05.11

Poster Poster

Reservoir Dogs / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Road To Perdition / one sheet / style A / international

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Runaway Train / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Serpico / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

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Silent Running / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Silent Running
AKA
2002: la seconda odissea [the second odyssey (Italy) | Naves misteriosas [Mysterious ships] (Spain)
Year of Film
1972
Director
Douglas Trumbull
Starring
Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
1972
Designer
Unknown
Artist
George Akimoto
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Sorceress / one sheet / international

04.01.12

Poster Poster
Title
Sorceress
AKA
La Spada e la Magia (Italy)
Year of Film
1982
Director
Jack Hill
Starring
Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Bob Nelson, David Millbern, Bruno Rey, Ana De Sade, Roberto Ballesteros
Origin of Film
USA | Mexico
Genre(s) of Film
Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Bob Nelson, David Millbern, Bruno Rey, Ana De Sade, Roberto Ballesteros,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
International
Year of Poster
1982
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Robert Tanenbaum
Size (inches)
27 2/16" x 41"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
An epic adventure of swords and sorcery when good and evil clash in the ultimate cosmic struggle!

The last film from Jack Hill, the director of several exploitation films such as Foxy Brown and The Swinging Cheerleaders, Sorceress was one of several fantasy films released in the wake of Conan the Barbarian. It currently sits on a meagre IMDb score of 3.7 out of 10 and sounds like something of a clunker:

Sorceress is bad. Astronomically bad. Not the kind of bad that we’re used to. No, not mediocre Hollywood bad. It’s so bad, it’s almost a religious experience.

To be fair, with a poster like this it’s not like the audience were expecting much, as another reviewer points out:

Tremendously fun if you approach it in the correct frame of mind (and probably even better when one is drunk). Oh, did I happen to mention the beautiful boobies on display in this?

This is the international one sheet featuring artwork by American artist Robert Tanenbaum. The other posters I’ve collected by him can be seen here.

The US one sheet looks like this and the original trailer is on YouTube (contains bewbs).