{"id":10398,"date":"2024-08-16T15:02:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?p=10398"},"modified":"2024-08-16T21:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T21:58:50","slug":"the-top-50-greatest-1950s-sci-fi-movie-posters-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/movie\/the-top-50-greatest-1950s-sci-fi-movie-posters-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 50 Greatest 1950’s Sci-Fi Movie Posters Of All-time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Poster Fans!<\/p>\n

Vintage 1950’s sci-fi movie posters are some of the most valuable and highly sought after by movie posters.\u00a0 This period is often described as the ‘Classic<\/em>‘\u00a0era of science fiction movies which exploded in the 1950’s.\u00a0 Many of the films were produced by major Hollywood studios which spared no expense designing the advertising posters.\u00a0 The art was often bombastic and grabbed the viewers attention with fantastical and sometimes horrifying imagery.\u00a0 Attendance often drew on the strength of the poster art.<\/p>\n

In compiling the top 50 greatest sci-fi movie posters of the 1950’s, we judge posters from all over the world and compare initial and alternative styles to come up with this final list.\u00a0 We hope you discover some great designs as you countdown the top 50 greatest 1950’s vintage sci-fi movie posters of all-time. Enjoy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>50. 20 Million Miles to Earth (Columbia, 1957) Style A, One Sheet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"49. It Conquered the World (American International, 1956) Half Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Albert Kallis<\/p>\n

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\"\"48. Beast from Haunted Cave (Film Group, 1959) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"47. First Spaceship on Venus (Silent Star)
\n(VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb, 1959) Russian One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"46. Monster from the Ocean Floor (Lippert, 1954) Insert<\/p>\n

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\"\"45. Attack of the Crab Monsters (Allied Artists, 1957) Half Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Albert Kallis<\/p>\n

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\"\"44. The Brain Eaters (American International, 1958) Half Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"43. Not of This Earth (Allied Artists, 1957) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"42. The Invisible Boy (MGM, 1957) Six Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Mort Kunstler<\/p>\n

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\"\"41. Invaders From Mars (Rank, 1953) Italian 4 – Foglio
\nArtist: Renato Fratini<\/p>\n

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\"\"40. The Giant Behemoth (Allied Artists, 1959) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"39. The Man from Planet X (United Artists, 1951) One Sheet<\/p>\n

\"\"38. When Worlds Collide (Paramount, 1951) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"37. The Wasp Woman (Film Group, 1959) Half Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"36. It Came from Beneath the Sea (Columbia, 1955) Three Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"35. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Buena Vista, 1954) British Quad<\/p>\n

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\"\"34. World Without End (Allied Artists, 1956) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"33. The Blob (Paramount, 1958) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"32. 20 Million Miles to Earth (Columbia, 1957) Italian 2 Folio<\/p>\n

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\"\"31. This Island Earth (Universal, 1955) One Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

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\"\"30. The Fly (20th Century Fox, 1958) British Quad<\/p>\n

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\"\"29. Night of the Blood Beast (American International, 1958) Three Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"28. Target Earth (Allied Artists, 1954) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"27. Them! (Warner Brothers, 1954) Italian 4 – Folio
\nArtist: Luigi Martinati<\/p>\n

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\"\"26. It Came from Outer Space (Universal International, 1953) Six Sheet
\n3-D Style
\nArtist:\u00a0Joseph Smith<\/p>\n

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\"\"25. Rodan! The Flying Monster (Toho \/ RKO, 1957) British Quad<\/p>\n

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\"\"24. Queen of Outer Space (Allied Artists, 1958) Six Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"23. The Deadly Mantis (Universal International, 1957) Six Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

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\"\"22. Return of the Fly (20th Century Fox, 1959) British Quad<\/p>\n

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\"\"21. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (Columbia, 1956) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"20. Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (Universal International, 1953). One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>19. The Creature Walks Among Us (Universal Pictures, 1956) One Sheet<\/a><\/strong>
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

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\"\"18. Amazing Colossal Man (American International, 1957) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"17. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Allied Artists, 1956) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"16. Astounding She Monster (American International, 1958) One Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Albert Kallis<\/p>\n

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\"\"15. Tarantula (Universal, 1955) Six Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

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\"\"14. War of the Colossal Beast (American International, 1958) One Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Albert Kallis<\/p>\n

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\"\"13. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (Warner Brothers, 1953) One Sheet<\/p>\n

\"\"12. The Incredible Shrinking Man (Universal International, 1957) One Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

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\"\"11. Godzilla (Trans World, 1956) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>10. Terror from the Year 5000 (American International, 1958) One Sheet<\/a><\/strong>
\nArtist:\u00a0Albert Kallis<\/p>\n

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\"\"9. Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal International, 1954) One Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

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\"\"8. Them! (Warner Brothers, 1954) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"7. The Mole People (Universal International, 1956) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"6. War of the Worlds (Paramount, 1953) One Sheet<\/p>\n

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\"\"5. Revenge Of The Creature (Universal Pictures, 1955) Six Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

\"\"4. Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (Allied Artists, 1958) One Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Reynold Brown<\/p>\n

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\"\"3. Forbidden Planet (MGM, 1956) One Sheet<\/p>\n

\"\"2. Invasion of the Saucer-Men (American International, 1957) One Sheet
\nArtist:\u00a0Albert Kallis<\/p>\n

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\"\"1. The Day the Earth Stood Still (20th Century Fox, 1951) One Sheet<\/p>\n

See all our list of the best movie posters of all-time:<\/p>\n

The Top 25 Greatest Bond Posters Of All-Time
\n<\/strong><\/a>Top 30 Greatest Hitchcock Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Top 50 Greatest Western Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Top 25 Greatest Prison Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/a>
\nThe Top 50 Greatest Horror Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Top 25 Best Rock Movie Musical Posters Of All-Time<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Top 24 Best Political Movie Posters Of All-Time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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