CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Movie Poster, Australian One Sheet RR1980
Condition Fine / Very Fine (7.0)
Size AU One Sheet (27" x 40")
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Movie Poster, Australian One Sheet, Re-Release Poster (1980), Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Miranda Dillion, François Truffaut, Directed by Steven Spielberg is in Fine/Very...
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Movie Poster, Australian One Sheet, Re-Release Poster (1980), Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Miranda Dillion, François Truffaut, Directed by Steven Spielberg is in Fine/Very Fine Condition.
Movie Poster and Condition.
Condition: This Australian RR1980's One Sheet Movie Poster is presented in Fine/Very Fine Condition, with a 2 and a half cm tear top of poster, fold wear present on each fold, otherwise in excellent condition. A collectible piece of vintage cinema history.
Movie Synopsis
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is Steven Spielberg's landmark science fiction film about humanity's first encounter with intelligent extraterrestrial life. It follows Roy Neary, played by Richard Dreyfuss, an Indiana electrical lineman whose life changes after he witnesses strange lights and an unidentified flying object. Unable to explain what happened, Roy becomes determined to discover the truth, even as his obsession affects his family.
Roy develops a fixation with a distinctive mountain-shaped image that repeatedly appears in his imagination. He tries to recreate it from household objects, confusing his wife Ronnie, played by Teri Garr. Meanwhile, Jillian Guiler, portrayed by Melinda Dillon, experiences a terrifying encounter when her young son Barry disappears. Their stories connect to a mystery involving UFO sightings, government investigations and an approaching meeting between humans and visitors.
The investigation is led by French scientist Claude Lacombe, played by celebrated filmmaker François Truffaut, with Bob Balaban as his assistant David Laughlin. Truffaut's appearance is notable because the director of The 400 Blows and Jules and Jim acts in an English-language film. Lacombe approaches the phenomenon with curiosity, reflecting the movie's theme of wonder and discovery.
Scientists eventually identify Roy's mysterious image as Devils Tower in Wyoming, where a secret government operation is established. The film builds towards enormous alien spacecraft and an attempt at communication using musical tones and coloured lights. The famous five-note sequence, created by composer John Williams, becomes a powerful language shared between humans and the visitors.
Spielberg wrote and directed the film, with screenplay contributions from Hal Barwood and Jerry Belson. Producers Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips supported the production, while cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond created its distinctive visual atmosphere. Produced by Columbia Pictures, the film became a major success and won Academy Awards for cinematography and sound effects editing.
Rather than focusing on alien invasion, Close Encounters of the Third Kind presents first contact as mystery, communication and discovery. Its imagery, music and sense of awe helped make it one of the defining 1970s science fiction movies. An original 1977 Australian One Sheet movie poster is a striking piece of vintage cinema history for collectors of Spielberg, UFO films and classic movie memorabilia.
To find out more about Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) click here to go to IMDB.com.
Special Notes.
Images may have a small 'MPA' digital watermark and this does not appear on the poster. Posters are being held by magnets in the corners to take photographs, so you may see some magnet and shadows from the magnets in these areas. The magnets are not included in the sale of the item.
Postage, Insurance & Your Country Taxes
Postage costs are quoted for this item, include insurance up to AUD$100, but if you reside outside of Australia, the price does not include any import taxes/fees that you may be required to pay when the item reaches your borders. Please check with your local authorities for any additional taxes or fees. If you would like full insurance coverage for your purchase, please message me and I would be happy to quote the additional cost (estimate is AUD$2.50 p/AUD$100 or 2.5% of the item value, up to a maximum item value of AUD$5,000).
FAQ
At Movie Posters Australia, the love and conservation of movie posters comes first, and we like to share this passion. Our commitment to quality means we will provide high quality memorabilia to our customers. Posters are carefully chosen and authenticated to ensure originality and value. We want our customers to trust MPA, so we always try to be as open and transparent as we can, provide detailed condition information and images, to ensure customers are comfortable and confident in their purchase.
While the industry does have a few condition rating standards, there is no movie poster condition rating system that has become the accepted standard world wide. This unfortunately makes condition terms vary from movie poster dealer to movie poster dealer. Terms like Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor, seem to be universal to most condition rating standards, but most standards still lack definition about what and how many flaws/defects/damage defines a specific condition level. For more information on how Movie Posters Australia grades the condition of its movie posters, daybills, lobby cards and other ephemera please see out Movie Poster Condition and Grading page.
In the early days of cinema, posters were primarily hand-drawn and printed in various sizes, often tailored to fit the available space in theaters or promotional areas. In the United States, the "One Sheet" size (some times called '1 Sheet' or '1SH' approximately 27" x 41", became the standard during the 1930s. This size was manageable for theater display and suited the needs of a growing film industry.
Different countries developed their own poster sizes and styles, which also changed sometimes over the decades, and were influenced by local preferences and practical considerations, like available paper sheet sizes and how many posters could be printed on one sheet.
In Australia, the most popular size, the Daybill, has evolved over the decades. Australian Daybills sizes in chronological order are:
- Long Daybills (15" x 40"), from 1920's to pre-WW2 or pre-1941, were printed two to a sheet, longer than current Daybill versions. There were size variances in width from 14.5" to 15" and in height from 39.5" to 40".
- War Time Daybill (10" x 30"), during WW2, for a short time to conserve paper during a war time shortage, four Daybills were printed on one sheet. Information from Press Sheets also referred to these War-Time sizes as "New Size Daybills".
- Post-War Daybill (13" x 30"), this 13" x 30" Post-War size carried through until the 1980's, but also varied in size from 13"-14" x 29.75"-30.25".
- Post-80's Daybill (33cm x 66cm, or 13" x 26"), over a few years in the late 80's, the size changed again to a metric 33cm x 66cm, although these have also varied from 32-33cm x 64.5-66cm. New sizes from the late 80's were created, sometimes called a Mini Daybill or Mini Poster, in 9" x 12", 11" x 17" and 13" x 20".
In the UK, the somewhat unique 'Quad' poster, measuring 30" x 40", became popular, offering a larger landscape format that allowed for more elaborate designs.
In Japan, movie poster sizes were smaller, such as the "B2" (20" x 28"), which suited the more compact living environment of larger cities, smaller advertising spaces, and unique aesthetic sensibilities.
The 1970s and 1980s, witnessed the rise of the "six-sheet" (81" x 81") format, reflecting a trend towards larger and more visually impactful advertising.
Overall, the variation in movie poster sizes across different countries and decades highlights the interplay between technological printing advancements, paper resource availability, paper sheet size changes, cultural preferences, and the evolving nature of movie marketing.
At Movie Posters Australia we tag each poster we sell with a 'size' and 'condition' description at the very top of the page for our customers to easily see. There may however be some slight variations to sizes by up one inch due to variations in production and guillotine methods by printers over the decades.