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Auction History Result 6c333 STAR WARS 30x40 '77 George Lucas classic sci-fi epic, best art by Tom Jung! Date Sold 3/26/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Thirty by Forty Movie Poster (30x40; measures 30" x 40" [76 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Star Wars (now known as "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"), the classic 1977 George Lucas (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) outer space fantasy action adventure science fiction (sci-fi) epic ("A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."; "George Lucas, the man who brought you American Graffiti now brings you an adventure as big as the cosmos itself: Star Wars, the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. It's a spectacle light years ahead of its time from 20th Century Fox."; "Written and Directed by George Lucas"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Mark Hamill (as Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (as Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (as Princess Leia), Peter Cushing (as Grand Moff Tarkin), Alec Guinness (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Obi-Wan Kenobi), Anthony Daniels (as C-3PO), James Earl Jones (as the voice of Darth Vader), David Prowse (billed as "Dave Prowse"; as the man inside the Darth Vader suit!), Peter Mayhew (as Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (as R2-D2), and Phil Brown (as Uncle Owen) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Tom Jung Important Added Info: Note that this poster looks to be trimmed, but it is not! It appears that when they created 30" x 40" posters for Star Wars, they wanted to economize, and so they simply used the one-sheet printing plate exactly, which included the words "ONE SHEET - STYLE 'A'" at bottom right, and the NSS number "77/21" to the right of that, and the words "STAR WARS" below the NSS number. But that printing plate was designed for a 27" x 41" poster, and so when it was used on this 30" x 40" poster, the words "STAR WARS" at bottom right, and the tiny NSS information at bottom center were either completely cut off, or partially cut off, depending on how the image was centered on the available space (we have seen several different variations of this, and they all vary as to whether there is any of that writing at bottom, and how much there is). We have never seen an example of this poster that did not have this oddity. Condition: good to very good. The poster was never folded. It has some faint brown dot water stains in the bottom left corner with some in the bottom credits area. It has a 2" tear in the center of the top border that has been repaired with tape from the back. It has some creases, in the background area above the title and a partial horizontal crease that enters the "AR" of "STAR" in the title. There is a pinhole in each corner with a piece of tape on the back of each corner. There is a tiny pinhole in the center of the left and right borders, right at the edge of the poster with some other minor border wear. There are 3 pinholes in the center of the bottom of the poster in the bottom of the credits area. I am sure that many collectors could happily display this poster as it is, or certainly a talented restorer could perform restoration, but please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid and please do not bid unless you can accept the defects described above, or you are willing to pay to have it restored. Learn More about condition grades 
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