Star Wars (1977)
British Quad, featuring art by the Hildebrandt Brothers
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Description
Linen backed, unframed: 30 x 40 in. (76 x 102 cm). Art by the Hildebrandt Brothers.
The Star Wars Poster Book, Chronicle Books, 2005, p. 24
The Hildebrandt Brothers were commissioned to design this poster for the British release of the film. Star Wars was released in America in May 1977, and did not get released in the UK until December of the same year. By the time the film was released in the UK, the studio felt that the characters were already well known, and the Hildebrandt Brothers' artwork did not reflect this. Therefore, they commissioned a completely new poster by Tom William Chantrell. This rare original design was used mainly in London on the Underground a few months before the release of the film, and was then replaced by Chantrell's poster.
This is one of the rarer British posters on this title, as far fewer of this style were produced and even fewer survived.