Out of respect, I held back on posting this extremely rare
poster while the auction was still active. In that time, it also gave me the opportunity
to digitally restore it to somewhere near its original glory. The poster as stated
is an extremely rare one and was exclusively printed for the ABC cinema chain.
As far as we are aware, there was also a poster produced for Dirty Harry (see
here) and for High Plains Drifter. Because of the unusual size, especially in
UK cinemas, these posters were often cut down to a 30x40 section in order to
fit within the more standard quad frame - something that actually turns me cold
at the very thought! This Play Misty version sold on Wednesday for a final
price of £113.00, which was not particularly surprising as it was the first one I
have ever seen come up for auction. The poster was available within the UK
only, so unless it was obtained on behalf of someone, I’m guessing the poster still
remains here within the UK. It’s certainly a very nice and unique piece.
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