Description
United Artists 24 sheet poster 9x20 feet Fine Plus Condition
In the decade of the 1950s historical and biblical epics were prestigeous products for Hollywood. 20th Century Fox had released THE EGYPTIAN (1954). Paramount had triumphed with THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956). Warners had filmed LAND OF THE PHAROAHS (1955) and HELEN OF TROY (1956). MGM had lavished production values on QUO VADIS (1951) and later produced the greatest of all the biblical-era films, BEN-HUR (1959). United Artists had stayed out of this area for the most part, but tried with SOLOMON AND SHEBA (1959), directed by the great Hollywood veteran King Vidor. Yul Brynner was signed to play Solomon and the Italian bombshell known simply as Lollo - Gina Lollobridgida was signed to play The Queen of Sheba. Of course, they needed a villain and that part went to George Sanders. Fast and loose with the bible, but generous with costumes, sets and wide screen photography. Here is the original exterior billboard poster for the movie. This is an enormous poster, printed on 12 different panels, and measuring 9 by twenty feet. We have photographed the poster in three sections. Detailed information can of course be provided about the poster. MovieArt Original Film Posters in Austin, Texas guarantees that this exterior billboard poster is authentic, vintage and original. MovieArt Austin does not sell reproductions.
KING VIDOR - Director
Yul Brynner - Actor
Gina Lollobrigida - Actor
George Sanders - Actor
Marisa Pavan - Actor
David Farrar - Actor
John Crawford - Actor
Harry Andrews - Actor
Jean Anderson - Actor
Finlay Currie - Actor
Jack Gwillim - Actor