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Australian Daybill (13" x 30"); Hand Lithograph
Very Fine+ Folded; Artwork by Frank Frazetta
MGM, 1967

This poster from director Roman Polanski's comedic spoof of the classic Hammer Horror films is folded and shows three additional light folds along with some sporadic creases in the left border. The artwork features vampire Ferdy Mayne preparing to bite the beautiful Sharon Tate in a bathtub, which has become a highly recognizable image in 1960s horror movie poster art.

"The Fearless Vampire Killers," also known as "Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck" (and originally released in the UK as "Dance of the Vampires"), is a comedy horror film directed by Roman Polanski and stars Polanski alongside his future wife, Sharon Tate, with Jack MacGowran, Alfie Bass, and Ferdy Mayne. When the film was initially released in the US, MGM aimed to market it as a "farce." To achieve this, MGM editor Margaret Booth and head of theatrical post-production Merle Chamberlain cut 12 minutes of material. They also added an animated prologue and altered the character of Professor Abronsius by re-dubbing his voice to give him a goofy, cartoonish tone that would match the film's "kooky" vibe. This version was slightly retitled "The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in My Neck" and became the version most commonly seen in the US until it disappeared from circulation in the mid-1970s. In the early 1980s, MGM discovered a print of Roman Polanski's original cut and sent it to various repertory and revival theaters for screenings. Polanski's version has since gained renewed interest and reevaluation from critics and fans of his work, who had previously criticized the film's mutilated US cut.

Estimate: $400 - 800