Lot 44 - Cinema Poster Live Auction - UK Quad Poster, 1988 | DIE HARD (1988)

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Sold Stock #124717 | Sold Apr 27 2020

DIE HARD (1988)

Cinema Poster Live Auction - Spring 2020

Lot #44 - Cinema Poster Live Auction - UK Quad Poster, 1988

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"Die Hard" is the prototype for the modern action film. It's lean, mean and doesn't contain a single second of wasted screen time. The direction (John McTiernan), the action, the story, the acting (Bruce Willis); every aspect of this film comes close to big-budget action movie perfection. Since its release in 1988, it's difficult to think of a blockbuster action film that doesn't follow the basic structure and format of "Die Hard". Early rushes of the film presented Willis as a rather wimpy and unconvincing action figure, so in the initial US advertising campaign there are a series of posters that chose to highlight the exploding, under attack skyscaper (actually the real life offices of 20th Century Fox®) rather than Willis. This quickly changed once advance preview audience screenings started which produced some record breaking scores and positive reviews, leading Willis to feature prominently on any marketing material. From first year of release, this unrestored, rolled (as issued) unfolded UK Quad features our hero 'John Maclane' and the scene of the movie's action, the Nakatomi Tower.

30" x 40" (76 x 102 cm)

Condition: Very Good to Excellent

Unrestored, Rolled, unfolded with minimal handling and wear though rolling.

Artist: Unknown Artist

£100 - 200

VAT Status: M