eMoviePoster opened their latest auction on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 with the world of movie posters. Collectors can review the 999 non-U.S. posters from 34 different countries at www.emovieposter.com.
Japanese posters are Prince and the Showgirl (1957) showing Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier, Repulsion (1965) two-panel for the Roman Polanski film, Jaws (1975) 10” x 29” for Steven Spielberg’s shark attack movie, Big Trouble in Little China (1986) with different montage art, Nanny (1966) two-panel for the Hammer horror hit, Donkey Skin (1971) featuring a different image of Catherine Deneuve, Place in the Sun (1952) featuring Liz Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Shelley Winters, and Vanishing Point (1971) two-panels for the car chase classic.
Egyptian highlights are Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster (1974) for the monster movie, Moonraker (1979) with different art of James Bond, Goldeneye (1995) with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, Species (1965) depicting different art of the alien, and Switch (1975) with Tony Curtis and Roger Moore.
Belgian posters are Village of the Damned (1960) with different art of George Sanders and strange kids, Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) depicting James Cagney as Lon Chaney, and Music Man (1962) with different art.
Polish offerings include Heroin (1969) with art of syringe and naked woman, Battle of Algiers (1968) featuring Jerzy Flisak art, and Cabaret 26” x 38” for the 1990s rerelease.
Swedish highlights are Key Largo for the 1969 rerelease depicting Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Edward G. Robinson, Public Enemy (1977) featuring James Cagney and Jean Harlow, Sahara (1944) stolpe with Humphrey Bogart and Bruce Bennett, and Traveling Saleslady (1937) showing Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell.
Other posters from around the world are English Love Me Tender (1956) double crown of Elvis Presley, Australian Man Betrayed (1941) long daybill for the John Wayne and Frances Dee film and Call a Messenger (1939) long daybill showing the little tough guys, French Eyes Without a Face (1959) 23” x 31” with different art by Jean Mascii and F for Fake (1976) 23” x 30” with Rene Ferracci and Roger Boumendil, Spanish North by Northwest for the 1980 rerelease with Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, German Le Mans (1971) with Steve McQueen as the driver and Too Bad She’s Bad for the 1961 rerelease with Sophia Loren, Czech Flashdance (1987) with different art by Zdenek Ziegler, Yugoslavian Star Wars (1977) with Tom Chantrell art, British Sacred & Profane (2013) quad for the films of Pier Paolo Pasolini, Russian Tractor-Drivers 26” x 41” for the 1965 rerelease and Journey to the Beginning of Time (1966) with different art by Khomov, and Italian Pierrot Le Fou (1965) set of 7 photobustas.
Three surprising results from the auction that ended August 30 were a Jaws one-sheet that closed at $580, To Kill A Mockingbird one-sheet that reached $525, and English Long Arm one-sheet that sold for $392.
eMoviePoster sells 100,000 unique collectibles every year, and in 2015 they sold 127,888 items. Every one of the more than 1.1 million collectibles they sold started at $1 with no reserve and no buyer’s premiums, and well over half of the auctions sold for $14 or under, and quite a few auctioned for just $1, $2, or $3 each. Also, despite their name, they don't just auction movie posters. They also auction many tens of thousands of vintage stills, lobby cards, as well as signed items and scripts, all sorts of special posters. They are now accepting consignments for their 17th Annual Halloween Auction which will run October 18-30. The deadline to consign is September 16. Go to their Consign Page to learn about consigning to them for any of their auctions, or go to their Registration Page to sign up and start bidding.
