1941 / one sheet / Style D / USA

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Title: 1941

AKA: 1941: allarme a Hollywood [Alert/Alarm at Hollywood] (Italy) | The Night the Japs Attacked (USA working title)

Year of Film: 1979

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: John Belushi, Ned Beatty, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Warren Oates, Tim Matheson, Christopher Lee, Treat Williams, Slim Pickens

Origin of Film: USA

Genre(s) of Film: Comedy | War

Type of Poster: One sheet

Style of Poster: Style D

Origin of Poster: USA

Year of Poster: 1979

Designer: Unknown

Artist: David McMacken

Size (inches): 27 2/8" x 41"

SS or DS: SS

NSS #: --

Tagline: A comedy spectacular!

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1941 / one sheet / teaser / USA

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Title: 1941

AKA: 1941: allarme a Hollywood [Alert/Alarm at Hollywood] (Italy) | The Night the Japs Attacked (USA working title)

Year of Film: 1979

Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: John Belushi, Ned Beatty, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Warren Oates, Tim Matheson, Christopher Lee, Treat Williams, Slim Pickens

Origin of Film: USA

Genre(s) of Film: Comedy | War

Type of Poster: One sheet

Style of Poster: Teaser

Origin of Poster: USA

Year of Poster: 1979

Designer: Unknown

Artist: --

Size (inches): 27" x 41 1/16"

SS or DS: SS

NSS #: --

Tagline: WILD BILL WANTS YOU to see "1941" at your local theatre

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48 Hrs / one sheet / UK

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Title: 48 Hrs

AKA: 48 Hours

Year of Film: 1982

Director: Walter Hill

Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly

Origin of Film: USA

Genre(s) of Film: Action | Comedy | Crime

Type of Poster: One sheet

Style of Poster: --

Origin of Poster: UK

Year of Poster: 1983

Designer: Unknown

Artist: Brian Bysouth

Size (inches): 27" x 39 13/16"

SS or DS: SS

NSS #: --

Tagline: When a cool cop has a tough convict as a partner and 48 hrs to catch a killer, a lot of funny things can happen in...

A unique design and artwork on this English one sheet for the Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte comedy action film 48 Hrs. In 2012 I met and interviewed the artist responsible, Brian Bysouth, and the resulting article can be read here. This poster was briefly discussed:

Another favourite of mine is your painting for 48 Hrs, which features Eddie Murphy raising his middle finger. Was that from your design?
No, I can’t recall who designed that. I need to check my invoice books to confirm, as I’d always write who briefed me to do the painting. Sorry, but I never really liked that design. I’d been given poor reference material and I think Nick Nolte’s likeness is fairly dire. I spent a while on it because of that difficulty but really didn’t like the painting because I never liked the design.