{"id":2719,"date":"2014-10-01T01:37:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T01:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?p=2719"},"modified":"2017-02-11T15:34:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T15:34:55","slug":"collectors-corner-italian-movie-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/movie\/collectors-corner-italian-movie-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"Collector’s Corner: Italian Movie Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"

With fantastic artists such as\u00a0Luigi Martinati<\/a>, Angelo Cesselon<\/a>,\u00a0Anselmo Ballester<\/a> or\u00a0Michelangelo Antonioni<\/a>, each with an eye for exquiste detail, bold colors and a freshness rarely seen in the last forty years, Italy produced some of the finest movie posters during and after the second world war through to the late 60’s and beyond. \u00a0Known throughout Europe but generally remain relatively obscure in the United States except to hardcore film fans or posters collectors. But this is starting to change as many studios are discovering the art and using it as the cover art for many Blu-Ray releases\u00a0and other promotional materials. \u00a0When these rare Italian posters come up for auction, they usual command high prices, as many collectors bid on these beautiful images. \u00a0Limited Runs has many of these classic posters available including the largest format of the Italian film posters, known as the 2-Folio (39″ x 55″) or 4-Folio (55″ x 78″), including these next few posters. \u00a0For a link to our entire collection click on the link below.<\/p>\n

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The Man From Laramie<\/a> (Columbia, 1955) Italian 2-Folio<\/p>\n

Italian artist Anselmo Ballester designed this outstanding poster featuring Jimmy Stewart as a vengeful man, trying to track down the men who sold rifles to the Apache Indians. Posters by Ballester are among the most collected of any artist and frequently bring record prices for his best works. This poster may be the best ever created for this title.<\/p>\n

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Tristana<\/a> (Maron Films, 1970) Italian 4-Folio
\nConsidered to be one of the most famous Italian poster with a beautiful design by Averardo Ciriello<\/a>. The poster was showcased in “The Art Of the Modern Movie Poster”<\/p>\n

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The Left Handed Gun<\/a> (Warner Brothers, 1958) Italian 2-Folio
\nBeautiful image of Paul Newman by master poster artist Luigi Martinati<\/p>\n

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L’Avventura<\/a> (Cino del Duca, 1960) Italian 2-Folio<\/p>\n

This country of origins poster for director Michelangelo Antonioni masterpiece was designed by Carlantonio Longi.<\/p>\n

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Check out these and other Italian Film Posters\u00a0click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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