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Anatomy of a Murder (1959) . Original US poster . Saul Bass (1920-1996). . Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959) . Original US poster . Saul Bass (1920-1996). . Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm). . Linen backed. . This is one of the most celebrated and collected Saul Bass posters.. . This film was directed by Otto Preminger, and stars James Stewart. It was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to address sex and rape in graphic terms. It includes one of Saul Bass's most celebrated title sequences, an innovative musical score by Duke Ellington (who plays a character called Pie-Eye in the film), and is one of the finest pure trial films ever made. . . Excellent condition, colours remaining very bright, very minor restoration to folds.. . Material of piece: Paper, backed on linen. . LITERATURE:. . Saul Bass, A Life in Film & Design, Laurence King Publishing Ltd., 2011, p. 130 and Film Posters of the 50s, Aurum Press Limited, 2000, p. 61
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959) . Original US poster . Saul Bass (1920-1996). . Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm). . Linen backed. . This is one of the most celebrated and collected Saul Bass posters.. . This film was directed by Otto Preminger, and stars James Stewart. It was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to address sex and rape in graphic terms. It includes one of Saul Bass's most celebrated title sequences, an innovative musical score by Duke Ellington (who plays a character called Pie-Eye in the film), and is one of the finest pure trial films ever made. . . Excellent condition, colours remaining very bright, very minor restoration to folds.. . Material of piece: Paper, backed on linen. . LITERATURE:. . Saul Bass, A Life in Film & Design, Laurence King Publishing Ltd., 2011, p. 130 and Film Posters of the 50s, Aurum Press Limited, 2000, p. 61
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