Renato Fratini, Eric Pulford

From Russia with Love British film poster starring Sean Connery as James Bond.

• Eric Pulford (British, 1915–2005).
• Renato Fratini (Italian, b. 1932).
• Film by Eon Productions and directed by Terence Young.
• Also starring Desmond Llewelyn in his debut role as Q, a role that he would play for 36 years.
• Framed.

Eric Pulford was responsible for designing hundreds of film posters during his long career. Pulford ran Downton Advertising agency, which held the Rank account and accounts with most of the other large studios. He was instrumental in bringing Renato Fratini, an Italian commercial artist, to London, and collaborated with him on many poster campaigns. Often Pulford produced the design and Fratini did the painting. This was the only British Bond poster campaign that Fratini worked on, and is undoubtedly one of the most famous and collectible posters in the Bond series.

The Official 007 Collection: James Bond Movie Posters, Boxtree, 2001, pp. 22-23 (featuring posters from Eon Productions' archive); Cinema Posters of the 20th Century, Suntory Museum, 2001, p. 56; James Bond: 50 Years of Movie Posters, Dorling Kindersley, 2012, pp. 28-29