Item: Star Wars –A Empire Strikes Back 8-Sheet Poster 1980 L.A. Movie Premiere
Asking Price:$51,000.00
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Date:January 06, 2012
Auction:Ebay
Seller:Mrs.Miniver
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Description and images By: Mrs.Miniver
The Style A EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 8-Sheet poster! – Made for the 1980 L.A. movie premiere. Originally referred to as the “Gone With the Wind” style, this artwork became known as the style A only by default. After this LA premiere Billy Dee Williams questioned why he wasn’t on the poster. The B style was quickly issued with a small but clear image of the star. The style A was dropped from the campaign and the “Gone With the Wind” was gone with the wind. 
*****ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS KNOWN TO EXIST IN THE WORLD!!*****
The Eight Sheet: Standard Out-Of-Home poster display – 5 feet by 11 feet. Often used in urban neghborhoods to reach hard-to-get audiances. Proportionate reduction to the larger billboard, commonly referred to as a “junior” in the advertising industry. This Empire A style 8 sheet is printed in 3 sections and is in MINT/NearMINT CONDITION!
Out-of-home means outdoor print advertising: billboards, kiosks, sunshelters, etc. Also includes other venues accessible to the public: malls, airports, transit systems, supermarkets, toy stores, etc. Distribution, format and sizes of out-of-home movie posters are separate from those displayed at theaters. The out-of-home media industry requires studios to rent display space whereas movie theaters do not.
George Lucas …. creator
Gary Kurtz …. producer
John Williams …. original Music
Mark Hamill …. Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford …. Han Solo
Billy Dee Williams …. Lando Calrissian
Carrie Fisher …. Princess Leia Organa
Peter Cushing …. Grand Moff Tarkin
Alec Guinness …. Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anthony Daniels …. C-3PO
David Prowse …. Darth Vader
James Earl Jones …. Darth Vader (voice)