WYATT EARP (1994) MOVIE POSTER, ORIGINAL ONE SHEET, KEVIN COSNER
Size AU One Sheet (27" x 40")
Wyatt Earp (1994) Original One Sheet Movie Poster, Starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Michael Madsen & Gene Hackman, Directed by Lawrence Kasdan is in Very Fine+ Condition. Movie Poster and...
Wyatt Earp (1994) Original One Sheet Movie Poster, Starring Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Michael Madsen & Gene Hackman, Directed by Lawrence Kasdan is in Very Fine+ Condition.
Movie Poster and Condition
Condition: This One Sheet is presented in Very Fine+ condition with very minor cross fold wear. This Poster is currently stored folded and will be shipped in an acid free polyprop bag with acid free backing board. This original one sheet poster represents a fantastic piece of cinema history from one of the most ambitious Western epics of the 1990s.
Movie Synopsis
Wyatt Earp is a sweeping 1994 American biographical Western drama that chronicles the legendary lawman's extraordinary journey from Iowa farmboy to feared marshal. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Gordon, this epic three-hour adventure follows Earp's remarkable life from his early days through his career as a marshal and his involvement in the notorious O.K. Corral gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona.
Kevin Costner delivers a commanding performance as the titular character, leading an exceptional ensemble cast that includes Dennis Quaid as the charismatic and deadly Doc Holliday, Gene Hackman as Nicholas Earp, and Mark Harmon, Michael Madsen, Bill Pullman, Isabella Rossellini, Tom Sizemore, JoBeth Williams, and Mare Winningham in pivotal supporting roles. The film also features Jim Caviezel in one of his earliest screen appearances.
The story begins in Wichita and travels through Dodge City to the climactic showdown at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone. Earp learns that nothing matters more than family and the law, and joined by his brothers and the legendary gunfighter Doc Holliday, he wages war against the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs. The film explores themes of justice, family loyalty, and the transformation of the American frontier.
Director Lawrence Kasdan crafted this ambitious project as a serious historical drama, focusing on character development and authentic period detail. The film's production was notable for its rivalry with another Wyatt Earp adaptation, Tombstone, which was released around the same time. Principal photography took place from July 19 to December 15, 1993, with James Newton Howard composing the memorable score.
Interesting production facts include the use of Wyatt Earp's actual six-shooter, loaned by the Earp museum for close-up scenes, adding authenticity to the film. The production featured elaborate buffalo herding sequences across Kansas plains, with off-camera wranglers directing the animals through streams and across vast landscapes. Despite mixed reviews and disappointing box office performance, the film has gained appreciation over time for its ambitious scope and historically detailed approach to the Wild West era.
This monumental western works both as a serious history lesson and as a quietly understated drama, showcasing the transformation of a man into a legend through romance, adventure, and desperate heroic action across the American frontier.
To find out more about Wyatt Earp (1994) 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.