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"Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo". A one-of-a-kind original 24-sheet created for the Italian premiere of Sergio Leone's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966). This is a rare poster produced exclusively for the Italian premiere in Rome when the film was first released in December 1966. It was the third and final instalment in the Man with No Name Trilogy and firmly established Clint Eastwood as one of the leading actors in Hollywood. This large, impressive poster displays great artwork by Franco Fiorenzi and Michelangelo Papuzza of Eastwood (Blondie), Eli Wallach (Tuco) and Lee Van Cleef (Angel Eyes) paired with a unique silver foil background that looks to combine the imagery from both the 2-Fogli and 4-Fogli. Any paper from this title deemed one of the greatest spaghetti Westerns ever made, is considered highly desirable amongst collectors, with this large format beauty a centrepiece for any collection.

Provenance: David Frangioni is a published author, music businessman, producer, technologist, engineer, philanthropist, and drummer. He has worked with Aerosmith, Shakira, Ringo Starr, Ozzy Osbourne, Robbie Williams, and hundreds more. He is CEO of Modern Drummer Magazine and has several books published, including Clint Eastwood: Icon: The Essential Film Art Collection and Crash: The World's Greatest Drum Kits, both by Insight Editions. Frangioni is considered one of the world's most prominent and knowledgeable collectors of Clint Eastwood memorabilia and boasts an enviable archive of movie posters and memorabilia.

(Approx.): 223" x 105" (5.6 x 2.7 m)

Condition: Very Good

Folded and in 12 sections with handling wear, creasing, some tape residue and some staining. Some paper loss which, relative to the size of the poster, is quite minor. Larger tears have been repaired with tape on the reverse.

Artist: Franco Fiorenzi and Michelangelo Papuzza

£40000 - 80000

VAT Status: Ω

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