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Italian Release James Bond 007 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' Poster, c.1969

Creator: James Bond
Offered by: Pushkin Antiques

Description
A very rare and original Italian release poster from the blockbuster On Her Majesty's Secret Service, a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon selected George Lazenby, a model with no prior acting credits, to play the part of James Bond. During filming, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once.

In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who is planning to hold the world to ransom by a threat to render all food plants and livestock infertile through the actions of a group of brainwashed "angels of death". Along the way Bond meets, falls in love with, and eventually marries Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg).

It is the only Bond film to have been directed by Peter R. Hunt (with this serving as his directorial debut), who had served as a film editor and second unit director on previous films in the series. Hunt, along with producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, decided to produce a more realistic film that would follow the novel closely. It was shot in Switzerland, England, and Portugal from October 1968 to May 1969. Although its cinema release was not as lucrative as its predecessor You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service was still one of the top-performing films of the year. Critical reviews upon release were mixed, but the film's reputation has improved greatly over time and is now regarded as one of the strongest entries in the series as well as one of the most faithful adaptations of a Fleming novel.

The artwork is by the French artist Michel Landi. This superb large posters comes with a timeless made to measure custom black frame.

CONDITION

In Great condition - Wear as expected with age,
folded as it was issued and comes newly framed.

SIZE

Height: 148cm
Width: 108cm
Depth: 1.5cm

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Condition:	Good. In Great condition - Wear as expected with age, folded as it was issued and comes newly framed.
Creation Date:	1969
Styles / Movements:	Other
Dealer Reference #:	A8206
Incollect Reference #:	626116

Dimensions

W.	42.52 in;	H.	58.27 in;	D.	0.59 in;
W.	108 cm;	H.	148 cm;	D.	1.5 cm;

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