Eric Pulford, Renato Fratini

A British movie poster for the James Bond film From Russia with Love.

• Eric Pulford (British, 1915-2005).
• Renato Fratini (Italian, 1932-1973).
• United Artists.
• Linen backed.
• This work is presented unframed.

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 collectable posters in the Bond series.