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FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE ("BONS BAISERS DE RUSSIE")

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,500.00 USD
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE ( BONS BAISERS DE RUSSIE )
All of the items offered come from one seller's estate. Every effort has been made to verify the authenticity of the posters. Images for each item will be included to show any imperfections or damage. All of the items offered are original or original re-releases and re-issues. The majority of ORIGINAL movie posters printed and displayed before 1985 (approximately) were produced and shipped to theaters FOLDED. Please note that this is not damage or a defect.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE ("BONS BAISERS DE RUSSIE" - (1964 French One Sheet). This incredible ORIGINAL, 1964 ONE SHEET for the theatrical release in France of "From Russia with Love" (Bons Baisers De Russie) features stunning artwork by Boris Grinsson. With the recent passing of legendary actor and arguablly the definitive and best James Bond, Sean Connery - this ORIGINAL poster stands as an incredible tribute to the actor as well as one of the best of the iconic Bond series. This 1964 French One Sheet measures 23.5" X 32" and is LINEN BACKED in Near Mint, Excellent condition and like the majority of the posters in this auction, was meticulously preserved and stored. As with many International movies posters, the stunning artwork is often thought to rival that of the U.S. Versions. This poster is certainly no exception. With the massive success of Dr. No, Sean Connery's first film as legendary secret agent, James Bond, a franchise was born and the follow up - From Russia with Love - amped up all of the excitement, action and gadgets cementing author, Ian Flemming's creation as one of the most successful film franchises in motion picture history. In From Russia with Love, James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. (IMDB). Directed by Terence Young and written Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood and autor, Ian Fleming, himself, the film stars: Sean Connery ("as James Bond"), Robert Shaw (Jaws, The Sting), Pedro Armendariz, Lotte Lenya, Bernard Lee (as "M"), Daniela Bianchi, Eunice Gayson, Nadja Regin, Lois Maxwell (as Miss Moneypenny), Water Gotell, Jan Williams, and Lisa Guirautf. More about the film at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Russia_with_Love_(film)