AN ORIGINAL Star Wars poster from 1977 is set to fetch a whopping £5,000 at auction.
Sci-fi nuts have the chance to own a piece of movie history with a poster depicting the first ever Jedi film.
5
5
5
Originally titled ‘Star Wars’, the film was renamed in 1981 ‘Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope’ when more films were made.
The poster features iconic characters including Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker and Harrison Ford’s maverick hero Han Solo.
Princess Leia, portrayed by the late actress Carrie Fisher, is also featured on the poster with her iconic sci-fi hairdo.
The 30 by 40 inch poster was designed by Tom Chantrell for George Lucas’ iconic film franchise and is now being sold at the Ewbank’s vintage poster auction.
Read More on Auction News
The sale ends on 19 May and is taking place in Woking, Surrey.
Movie fans can also get their hands on a poster for the 1967 horror classic ‘Frankenstein Created Woman’.
Star Wars icon Peter Cushing – who played the villain in a New Hope – can be seen on the poster starring as Victor Frankenstein.
The piece of movie history has an estimated value of £4,000.
Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic ‘Pulp Fiction’ is next on the sales list with a lucky strike style poster.
The poster, featuring the Uma Thurman’s iconic character Mia Wallace on the cover, is expected to go for £2,500.
A poster of Steven Spielberg’s shark thriller Jaws poster is also heading under the hammer with the poster being one of the most iconic film pictures of all time.
The poster from the 1975 film, which is widely considered the first ever summer blockbuster movie, has an estimated value of £1,500.
A £1,200 priced ‘Dial M for Murder’ poster from the 1954 mystery thriller, is also featuring in the auction.
The whodunit featured Grace Kelly – better known as Grace of Monaco – and Welsh-American actor Ray Milland.
Finally, a poster for Kurt Russel’s 1986 action comedy ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ is set to fetch £800.
Big Trouble in Little China was released in 1986 and was directed by John Carpenter – the man behind Halloween and Escape from New York.
It also featured Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall and has become a cult classic.
Rare posters regularly sell for up to £5000 as fans race to take home a piece of music or cinema history.
Posters for events such as the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and The Bath Festivals of 1960 and 1970 are especially popular, thanks to performances from bands including Fleetwood Mac.
One James Bond fan announced his plan to sell his huge collection of 007 memorabilia, which experts valued at £1 million.
Steve Oxenrider owned over 32,000 items related to the British secret agent, including a Dr No poster which was valued at £15,000.
5
5
