Original Film Posters

Original Film Posters

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Alien (1979) Poster, US, Signed by Ridley Scott (director), Sigorney Weaver and H.R. Giger (Alien design)

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April 1, 04:38 PM GMT

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Alien (1979) Poster, US, Signed by Ridley Scott (director), Sigorney Weaver and H.R. Giger (Alien design)


Artist: Stephen Frankfurt (1931-2012)

Designer: Philip Gips


Unframed: 41 x 27 in. (104 x 69 cm)

 

Mr. Sohal met Sigorney Weaver in London, and Ridley Scott and the creator of the Alien, H.R. Giger, at the London premiere of Prometheus.


It is rare for anyone to have an original poster signed, as the majority of signatures are on pieces of paper, photographs, and video/DVD sleeves.


This masterpiece sci-fi horror film was directed by Ridley Scott, written by Dan O'Bannon, and stars Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver. It took a little time to get off the ground, with many rewrites and presentations to various studios. It really wasn't until the success of Star Wars in 1977 that ignited 20th Century Fox's interest in sci-fi films. It was then that Alien got the green light, and cinema-goers were introduced to the alien egg and the brilliant tagline 'In space, no one can hear you scream.'

The Sohal collection

An unsigned example can be found in Film Posters of the 70s, Aurum Press Limited, 1998, page 67, Cinema Posters of the 20th Century, Suntory Museum, Osaka, 2001, page 69 and Science Fiction Poster Art, Aurum Press Limited, 2003, page 177