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Window Card (14" x 22") From the David Frangioni Collection
Very Fine+
Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969

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.

This is a stylish and unique promotional piece printed in 1968 by Warner Bros. for Sam Peckinpah's gritty western, The Wild Bunch (1969). The "Wanted Poster" design is reminiscent of the psychedelic Avalon Ballroom posters designed throughout the 1960s. Interestingly, the window card does not display any cast or film credits and was issued before the film's release, suggesting it was an advance poster. The design displays no indication of the excessive violence featured throughout the movie. This poster exhibits some handling wear with light surface wear and a horizontal crease across the top third of the poster.

This may be the most rare format for this ground-breaking Western film and is rarely offered in auction.

Estimate: $1,200 - 2,400
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