Category Archives: 1960s posters

The Gun Show

Posted on by

That lovable peacenik, Al Capone, once said in The Untouchables, “They say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.” Well, you wouldn’t know it by this post, but I’m actually an anti-gun advocate — except, of course, when it comes to the movies! Hypocritical? Definitely. But the (phallic?) symbol of the gun seems to be a universal theme everywhere in the world of movie posters.

So if you like these mean machine sheets, then you might like my other pals, Django, Dillinger, and the Twins.

Gun To The Head!

Posted on by

Okay, I need these movie posters like a hole in the head…but they do stick in your mind!

From the design houses of Grinsson (left) and Soubie (right), here are They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? and The Skull…

Scary Phones!

Posted on by

Who you gonna call? Sorry, wrong number! Here’s a terrifying line of some of the scariest (and not so scary) movie posters featuring telephones, including the French versions of Experiment In Terror (Georges Kerfyser) and Phone Call From A Stranger (Roger Soubie).

Movie Posters Separated At Birth…

Posted on by

Frank Sinatra’s The Detective tries to make a clean Getaway with this poster ripoff…or vice versa (since Le Detective did come out four years prior, although it could be a reissue)!

Ciriello Movie Posters!

Posted on by

Although he is generally not mentioned in the same breath as the incredible Italian trio of Ballester–Capitani-Martinati, it is without debate that fellow Italian artist, Averardo Ciriello, is right up there with the poster kings of design when you take a peek at his astonishing résumé of Hollywood classics.

My only guess is that the illustrator’s choice of doing girlie pin-ups for the Italian erotic comic book, Maghella, perhaps soiled his splendid reputation later in life. Whatever the case may be, his gorgeous work cannot be denied. (via MoviePosterDB)

Angelique Smackdown!

Posted on by

Sweet as angelico, sexy as Angelina Jolie…Here’s an International smackdown of the 1964-65 Angelique / Angelica movies — from the Italians (by artists, Ciriello, top left, and Putzu, top far right), the French, Belgian, and Polish.

Danish Delights!

Posted on by

When one thinks of pretty movie posters, the mind naturally visualizes the more sensual countries of origin (e.g., French, Belgian, or Italian), but EMoviePoster is trying to change that bias with its sweet collection of Danish beauties in its “World of Movie Posters” auction, which ends today, and features the usual Great Danes such as Wenzel, Stilling, and Gaston…

Wired Mag Hartts Movie Posters…

Posted on by

Wired Magazine has a fun mash-up by Sean Hartter of some fantastic sci-fi fantasy casting choices with modern actors taking on roles in past classics — and vice versa! (via APF)