Synopsis This volume includes more than 250 reproductions of the promotional posters from some of the most famous films of the 1950s, including THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, FORBIDDEN PLANET, and REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2001-01-01 | | Editor: | Graham Marsh, Tony Nourmand | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 125 pages | | Height: | 11.8 in | | Width: | 9.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 39.2 oz |
Publisher's Note The superb posters posters in FILM POSTERS OF THE 50S present the full range of images from stark to sizzling that enticed international cinema audiences in the 1950s. Faced with the new challenge of television, studios conjured up a host of new attractions: Cinemascope, Vista Vision and 3D, the curves of Marilyn Monroe in THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH and SOME LIKE IT HOT and the moody figure of James Dean in REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE. And then there was the elegant Cary Grant, at his peak in films like TO CATCH A THIEF and NORTH BY NORTHWEST. The "New Wave" was starting to break with such European imports as La STRADA and BLACK ORPHEUS. This was also the era of the great science fiction film: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, and FORBIDDEN PLANET. With more than 250 full color posters from all over the world and commentary by two leading experts on posters art, FILM POSTERS OF THE 50S is a must have for all film buffs as well as anyone interested in graphic design and advertising.
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