Original Film Posters

Original Film Posters

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 102. North by Northwest/ La Mort aux Trousses (1959), poster, Belgian.

North by Northwest/ La Mort aux Trousses (1959), poster, Belgian

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

Lot Closed

February 10, 03:43 PM GMT

Estimate

600 - 900 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Unframed: 14 x 22 in. (36 x 56 cm)

Framed: 20 x 27 1/4 in. (50.8 x 69.2 cm)


This wonderful thriller was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. The score was by Bernard Herrmann, who also collaborated with Hitchcock on Psycho, The Man Who Knew Too Much and Vertigo. The opening title sequence was created by the legendary graphic designer Saul Bass.

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