Pre-Oscar Tom Chantrell UK Quad Poster | STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)

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STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)

Pre-Oscar Tom Chantrell UK Quad Poster

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A British quad poster from the first movie in the epic George Lucas saga, Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope. This brightly coloured poster features art work from the famous British illustrator and film poster artist Tom Chantrell.
The initial poster design by Chantrell was printed for the release in cinemas. However, a couple of weeks after the launch of A New Hope in the UK, the film was nominated for the Oscars which meant that this poster design had to be altered to promote the film leading up to the 1978 awards ceremony. This version of the poster was issued at the start of its release period prior to nominations being released.

Featuring many of the iconic characters, the original design was painted in bright colours and the images used depict the excitement of the sci-fi blockbuster. The characters featured include Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Darth Vader (David Prowse), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) and Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing). The background has an image of the Death Star with multiple TIE fighters and X-wing fighters flying around. The film’s title and the line’ May the force be with you’ feature in white. The bottom right corner features some of the casts names and names of the technical crew including the director, producer and the composer.

The poster displays signs of wear including several fold lines, a small hole on one of the fold lines, slight water damage and markings where tape has been applied on the back. However, overall the poster remains in very good (VG) condition. The item measures 100cm x 70.5 cm (39.37” x 27.76”) unrolled.

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