Movie Posters

This book focuses on some of the finest movie posters ever produced, some because of the originality of their design, others because of their success in drawing attention and making a film seem unmissable.

Through the posters of the 1930s and 40s, we can relive the classic era of Hollywood, to the 1950s posters promoting the use of wide screen. As the Hollywood studio system declined, the rise of European cinema and other national movements in Asia and beyond introduced new ideas to narrative films and their advertising, which would have a global impact.

A collection of posters featuring movies that have helped shape the history of world cinema. It is a great collection not only of the posters of Hollywood's Golden Era blockbusters or classics but also of significant European, Latin American, and Asian movies that changed filmmaking history.

Movie Posters is authored by Richard Dacre, who, for nearly 30 years, owned and ran Flashbacks, Europe's premier film memorabilia shop. During that time, he traded in posters from the silent era to the present day, sourced from all over the world. Prior to that, Richard was the manager of the legendary London repertory cinema, the Scala, and throughout his career, he has written, lectured, and broadcast extensively on film. He is an Associate Research Fellow at the Cinema and Television Research Institute, Leicester.