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The KING KONG page
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Original KING KONG posters
We are pleased to have two of the most exceptional movie posters for sale :
These Famous KING KONG posters,
designed in 1933 by Roger Perron and Roland Coudon,
were for the French and European markets.
Both original posters are in the top ten, for the advised movie collectors,
and are masterpieces in the history of Poster Art.
They are icons of the Art Deco period. Extremely rare museum pieces,
they are very collectable and highly valued.
original poster 1933
KING KONG is repeatedly attacked by military planes
at the top of the Empire State Building, Fay Wray is lying at his feet.
This must be the most famous KING KONG image of all time.
A true ICON of the thirties.
original poster 1933
The sacrifice of Fay Wray
This wonderful stone lithographic poster by Roland Coudon,
shows King Kong illuminated by the glow of the native’s torches
as he gazes upon the lovely Fay Wray.
(sold)
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Produced by RKO in 1933, this movie by Edgar Wallace and Merian Cooper, is considered as the ultimate chef d'oeuvre in the history of Suspense and Horror movies.
Its innovation was in the mixture of various topics such as “beauty and the Beast”, suspense, erotism, violence, mistery and the novel theme of a monster, conquered by a love that senders him weak and for which he is captured and eventually killed. The film also includes some of the best cinematographic special effects for its time, which involve air battles and fighting dinosaurs.
Story line: An expedition explores a remote island and discovers a gigantic ape deity known as Kong. Kong falls in love with a beautiful actress, who accompanies the expedition, when she is offered as a sacrifice and carried her off. She is rescued. Kong is captured and taken to New York for exhibition. Kong breaks out of his cage and tries to elope with the actress.
By the early 1930's, many producers were trying to build on the success of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World," an epic adventure film about an expedition to a plateau filled with prehistoric animals, which were brought to life by Willis O'Brien. Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace came up with the story about an island populated by dinosaurs, and of course, a huge silverback gorilla. The tale told of Carl Denham, a filmmaker who heads to the remote Skull Island to capture Kong, a huge creature who the locals hold at bay with a giant barrier that keep the beast locked in his primordial jungle. Ann Darrow, and John "Jack" Driscoll get caught up in the adventure, as Ann is captured by Kong and taken into the interior of his island home, Jack then leads the rescue mission to bring her back. On the way, the explorers are attacked by various types of dinosaurs. Eventually, they capture the gorilla and take him back to civilization, where Kong meets his end on the Empire State Building. The film went down in history as one of the great film adventures to be produced in that time period, and is considered a classic today. |
also available:
 
1976 1965
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circa 1935 (sold)
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Last update: 04.09.2010
