SAINT JOAN (1957) 5537 Saul Bass Designed Movie Poster

United Artists Original U.S. Half-Sheet Poster, Style A (22x28) Folded Very Fine

Original United Artists Half-Sheet Poster (22x28), folded, for the Otto Preminger epic biography, SAINT JOAN (1957) starring Richard Widmark, Richard Todd, Anton Walbrook, and Jean Seberg. Adapted for screen by Graham Greene based on the play by George Bernard Shaw, this film is the story of Saint Joan of Arc, a peasant girl born in eastern France, who led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War (1335-1453) and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII. Joan (Seberg in her film debut) is presented as a divinely inspired innocent while the all-male ensemble that surround her are all scheming, Machiavellian opportunists who treat religion as a tool to be used and manipulated for their own ends. Joan is portrayed as both saint and madwoman, while Widmark portrays the future king of France in a frenzied and comic caricature. With a modernist design by the legendary Saul Bass, this original half sheet poster is in very fine condition. Absolutely authentic. MovieArt Austin will sell no reproductions.

OTTO PREMINGER - Director
SIR JOHN GIELGUD - Actor
Richard Widmark - Actor
Harry Andrews - Actor
Richard Todd - Actor
Jean Seberg - Actor
Sir Bernard Miles - Actor
Finlay Currie - Actor
Norman Rossington - Actor