Vintage Original “Porgy & Bess“ 1959 Linen-Backed Movie Poster Sidney Poitier

This classic 1959 musical drama nominated for 4 Oscars & directed by Otto Preminger features 3 of the biggest stars of the 1950’s and 1960’s — Sydney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge & Sammy Davis, Jr. - also starring Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters & Diahann Carroll. It is based on 1935 opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, Dubose Hayward, and Ira Gershwin. The film’s screenplay, which turned the operatic recitatives into spoken dialogue, was very closely based on the opera, & was written by N. Richard Nash. In 2011, the film was chosen for inclusion in National Film Registry of Library of Congress as it is a landmark in black cinema history.

This original, vintage & authentic 1-Sheet (27" X 41") poster is in very good-fine condition & is linen-backed for preservation purposes. The poster for this film, which features striking images of the 3 main stars, was tri-folded before it was linen-backed but was otherwise in fantastic condition. It has been amazingly well-preserved & displays well.