The Time Machine/ Le Machine a Explorer le Temps (1960), poster, French

Artist: Roger Soubie (1898-1984)

Unframed: 63 x 47 5/8 in. (160 x 120.8 cm)

Roger Soubie created one of the best looking posters on this iconic 60s science fiction film.

This large French poster was designed to be pasted onto billboards, therefore only unused examples survived. This piece does not surface very often.

This 1960s American science fiction film was produced and directed by George Pal, and stars Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux and Alan Young. The film was based on H.G. Wells' 1895 novella of the same name, which was hugely influential on the development of science fiction and the popularisation of the time travel concept.