But, Helmut, you say in your description on your site, that it’s “quite unlikely” that Kastel had seen the 1973 Cuban poster. Don’t you think that calling his poster a rip-off is a bit of a s t r e t c h ??
Kirby > On Sep 17, 2025, at 2:13 PM, Helmut Hamm > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What very few people know: The now iconic JAWS poster is a copycat. Roger > Castel's design is a blatant rip-off of a Cuban poster from 1973. > > If you do not believe me, see for yourself. The second image shows the > original and the copy side by side, and you will see it's all there: > > https://www.filmposter.net/en/escuela-en-alta-mar-high-seas-school-original-release-cuban-movie-poster.html > > Cheers, > > Helmut > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. September 2025 um 16:35 > Von: "Michael Danese" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [MOPO] Jaws > I thought y’all might enjoy this! > > https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jaws-roger-kastel-academy-museum-2688384 > > Thanks, > Michael Danese > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
