Hi Bruce: I would say it could be 1968 or 1969. Yes, before 1970. The OHMSS one sheet has a copyright date of 1969 on it like the OHMSS window card. The OHMSS National Screen Service stamp on the back states 1970 on the 1969 one sheet. Transamerica must have aquired United Artists in 1968. As far as the Italian poster in Grey's Heritage Auction it definitely is a re-issue. It should state "Dear Film" on it as the foreign distributor to be a first release. Best, Tom In a message dated 11/16/2013 6:15:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I hate to ever disagree with Greg, but I am 100% certain that the Transamerica logo first appeared on United Artists posters in 1968 (there are 1968 posters with it and without it). Unless I am misunderstanding what he wrote, in which case I apologize! On Sat, Nov 16, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Greg Ferland <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Just to reiterate what Sam is saying, Transamerica was not aligned with UA until the 70s - or after YOLT was release, so it is very clearly a re-release...an original re-release I would say! Greg -------------------------------------------- On Sat, 11/16/13, Posteritati <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Subject: Re: [MOPO] Italian Bond posters To: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Date: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 2:06 PM Mat, We have had both versions, and there is a 1967 version without Transamerica and a 70’s RR with Transamerica. regards,sam _posteritati.com_ (http://posteritati.com/) / facebook / twitter / pinterest / instagram / skype posteritati 239 Centre St New York NY 10013 / tel _212.226.2207_ (tel:212.226.2207) / sms _516.900.2207_ (tel:516.900.2207) On Nov 16, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Matthew McCarthy <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Hello All- I recently contacted a seller to inquire about an Italian 55"x79" 'You Only Live Twice', the version with the Transamerica logo in the lower left corner and United Artists in the lower right corner. His response was "We did a lot of research on this poster and are convinced it is an original release". I am not convinced. It has been my understanding that the first release posters have a Dear Film (distributor) logo on the bottom left, while the right side have the United Artists logo within a circle and (in smaller type) "A Transamerica Company" Now, I know it can be hard to date Italian posters, but one of the best "tells" is the logo of the distributor/production company. In this case, the circular logo at the right was used in 1967-1968; the Transamerica logo that is in the left of the poster in question was used from 1968-1975. This film was released in Italy in August 1967. Perhaps it is a second printing, perhaps a 1970's reissue (which is what I have thought) but I don't see how it could be first release. Anyone have any thoughts/facts on this? 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