Orig ROLLED 1977 STAR WARS Style A 27x41 Scratched Plate Version + ZIGZAG Retail

THOUGHT I WOULD RAISE SOME HELL AND LIST THIS. I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE FOR YEARS THAT THIS POSTER BEING A BOOTLEG WAS A MYTH CREATED BY PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT AROUND IN THE BUSINESS IN THE 70sAND 80s, OR PEOPLE THAT SAY THEY KNOW SOME EXPERT WHO TOLD THEM IT IS A BOOTLEG. Check out notes on photos. Original 27 X 41 1 sheet ROLLED 1977 STAR WARS Style A Scratched Plate Version + ZIGZAG RETAIL POSTER. LIKE THE STYLE C THERE IS LOTS OF URBAN MYTH ABOUT THIS POSTER. FILMS LIKE STAR WARS HAD POSTERS MADE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT RUNS AND SOMETIMES SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THIS LED TO A LOT OF VARIATIONS IN POSTERS.

ALSO A LOT OF REJECTED POSTERS ENDED UP IN THE HANDS OF SELLERS AND BUYERS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PRINTER WOULD BRING THE POSTERS HOME INSTEAD OF THROWING THEM AWAY. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 1989 I WAS EYEWITNESS TO ALL "BATMAN" POSTERS BEING CONFISCATED FROM DEALERS AT A SHOW. FOR THIS RUN OF STAR WARS POSTERS THE FOREMAN SAID HE WAS AWARE OF TINY FLAWS BUT DID NOT STOP THE RUN BECAUSE IT WAS A RUSH JOB. MY GUESS IS ONLY 500 WERE MADE, VERY FEW MADE IT OUT OF THE NSS WAREHOUSE BUT I DID SEE A FEW USED IN THEATERS AND LUCAS FILM EMPLOYEES HAD A LOT THAT I BOUGHT. THE SO CALLED "HAIR" IS A SCRATCH IN THE PLATE.

NO BIG DEAL UNTIL SOMEONE CALLED THEM "BOOTLEG" ALL I CAN SAY TO THAT IS GOOD LUCK BOOTLEGGING ANY POSTER FOR PROFIT, GOOD LUCK BOOTLEGGING ANY STUDIOS MOVIE POSTER AND SEE IF THEY ARE OK WITH IT. I ALWAYS FOUND IT INTERESTING, AND I HAVE BEEN POINTING IT OUT FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS THAT THE LICENSED RETAIL POSTER HAS THE SAME FLAW, WHY WOULD LUCAS FILM AND ZIGZAG USE A BOOTLEG POSTER TO MAKE THE RETAIL POSTER? WHY WOULD THE STYLE B WITH THE GAU LEFT OFF TO NOT UPSET THE UNION BE CALLED A BOOTLEG BUT THIS SO CALLED BOOTLEG HAS THE GAU ON IT? I BELIEVE THOSE POSSIBLY ARE TEST PROOFS FOR THE RETAIL POSTER NOT FOR THE MOVIE THEATRES, JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE WITH NO PROOF :. MOVIE POSTERS WERE NOT HIGH QUALITY, NOT LIMITED EDITION MASTERPRINTS WITH A LOT OF QUALITY CONTROL OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FACTORY WORKERS WORKING IN DIFFERENT SHIFTS, SOMETIMES UNION, AND SOMETIMES NOT.

EVERYONE SHOULD REMEMBER THIS ABOUT MOVIE ADVERTISING OF ALL KINDS. Theaters were given several items for display. 8x10 and 11x14 lobby cards, b/w photos, 14x36 "inserts", 22x28 "1/2 sheet", "1 sheet" posters originally 27x41 and currently 27x40, 30x40, 40x60, 41x81 etc. Free items from the studio had no cut and dry rule either. THERE MAY BE A FLASH GLARE IN THE PICTURE.

ANY FLAW THAT IS IN THE ITEM IS TINY. IF THE PICTURE DOESNT SHOW! IT IS BEING RAN PRIVATE TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF MY AUCTIONS BY SCANDALOUS PEOPLE. Be sure to add me to your favorites list.

If you have more questions about this item, please contact me at the following. La guerra de las galaxias. Argentina / Chile / Colombia / Mexico / Panama / Peru / Spain (imdb display title) / Venezuela. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. International (imdb display title) (English title) / Netherlands (imdb display title) / Netherlands / UK (imdb display title) / USA (reissue title). Russia / Soviet Union (Russian title). Canada (French title) / France.

Star Wars: Episódio IV - Uma Nova Esperança. Brazil (DVD box title) / Portugal (imdb display title).

Star Wars: Epizoda IV - Nová nadeje. Czech Republic (imdb display title) / Czechoslovakia (long title) (Czech title).

Finland (Swedish title) / Sweden. Adventures of the Starkiller: Episode 1 - The Star Wars.

Gwiezdne wojny, czesc IV: Nowa nadzieja. Hviezdne vojny IV - Nová nádej. Czechoslovakia (long title) (Slovak title).

West Germany (imdb display title). La guerra de las estrellas. La guerra de les galàxies. La guerra de les galàxies: Una nova esperança. Spain (reissue title) (Catalan title).

La guerre des étoiles - Un nouvel éspoir. Canada (TV title) (French title). O polemos ton astron: Mia nea elpida. Ratovi zvezda - Nova nada.

Ratovi zvijezda IV: Nova nada. Star Wars - Episode IV: Eine neue Hoffnung. Star Wars IV - Una nuova speranza. Star Wars IV: A New Hope.

Star Wars: Episodi IV - Uusi toivo. Star Wars: Episodio IV - Una nueva esperanza. Star Wars: Episodio IV - Una nuova speranza. Star wars: Épisode IV, la guerre des étoiles.

Star wars: Osa IV - Uus lootus. Sutâ wôzu episoddo 4: Aratanaru kibô. The Adventures of Luke Starkiller as Taken from the'Journal of the Whills': Saga I - Star Wars. The Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller.

Star Wars (1977) Directed by George Lucas Writing credits George Lucas Cast, Mark Hamill.... Princess Leia Organa Peter Cushing.... Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin Alec Guinness.... Obi-Wan Ben Kenobi Anthony Daniels....

Darth Vader James Earl Jones.... Darth Vader (voice) Phil Brown (I).... Uncle Owen Lars Shelagh Fraser.... Aunt Beru Lars Jack Purvis....

Nebit/Kitik Keed'kak Alex McCrindle.... General Jan Dodonna Eddie Byrne.... Commander Vanden Willard Drewe Henley.... Red Leader Garven'Dave' Dreis Denis Lawson....

Red 2 Wedge Antilles (as Dennis Lawson) Garrick Hagon.... Red 3 Biggs Darklighter Jack Klaff....

Red 6 Jek Porkins Angus MacInnes.... Gold Leader Jon'Dutch' Vander (as Angus McInnes) Jeremy Sinden.... Gold 2 Tiree Graham Ashley.... Gold 5 Davish'Pops' Krail Don Henderson (II).... Chief Bast rest of cast listed alphabetically Mark Austin (III)....

Boba Fett (uncredited) Rick Baker.... Hem Dazon/Figrin D'an (uncredited) Jon Berg.... Tech Mo'r (uncredited) Doug Beswick.... Lirin Car'n/Ickabel G'ont (uncredited) Paul Blake (II)....

Tzizvvt (uncredited) John Chapman (V).... X-Wing Pilot (uncredited) Gilda Cohen.... Little Aunt Beru (uncredited) Barry Copping....

Takeel (uncredited) Robert Davies (V).... Local Ugly Man #4 (uncredited) Maria De Aragon.... Hrchek Kal Fas (uncredited) Fraser Diamond....

Jawa (uncredited) Peter Diamond (I).... Stormtrooper/Garouf Lafoe/Tusken Raider (uncredited) Warwick Diamond.... Jawa (uncredited) Sadie Eddon (II).... Djas Puhr (uncredited) Anthony Forrest.... Local Ugly Man #5 (uncredited) Steve Gawley....

Death Star Trooper (uncredited) Barry Gnome.... Kabe (uncredited) Rusty Goffe (uncredited) Isaac Grand....

Bureaucrat #2 (uncredited) Nelson Hall (I).... Stormtrooper (uncredited) Alan Harris (III).... Rebel Commander (uncredited) Christine Hewitt.... Brea Tonnika (uncredited) Tommy Ilsley.... Ponda Baba (uncredited) Joe Johnston....

Death Star Trooper (uncredited) Annette Jones.... Tawss Khaa (uncredited) Linda Jones (I)....

Local Ugly Man #3 (uncredited) Laine Liska.... Bantha (uncredited) Rick McCallum (I).... Special Edition Stormtrooper (uncredited) Grant McCune.... Death Star Gunner (uncredited) Jeff Moon.... Local Ugly Man #6 (uncredited) Mandy Morton....

Swilla Corey (uncredited) Lorne Peterson.... Massassi Base Rebel Scout (uncredited) Marcus Powell.... Rycar Ryjerd (uncredited) Shane Rimmer.... Rebel Technician - Incom Engineer (uncredited) Ken Robertson (I)....

Hrchek Kal Fas (uncredited) Pam Rose.... Leesub Sirln (uncredited) Erica Simmons.... Bom Vimdin/Tedn Dahai (uncredited) Angela Staines.... Senni Tonnika (uncredited) George Stock....

Bureaucrat #1 (uncredited) Roy Straite.... Local Ugly Man #2 (uncredited) Peter Sturgeon.... Sai'torr Kal Fas (uncredited) Peter Sumner.... Lieutenant Pol Treidum (uncredited) John Sylla.... Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited) Tom Sylla.... Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited) Malcolm Tierney.... Lieutenant Shann Childsen (uncredited) Phil Tippett.... Myo/Doikk Na'ts (uncredited) Burnell Tucker.... Del Goren (uncredited) Hal Wamsley.... Greedo (voice) (uncredited) Diana Sadley Way.... Nabrun Leids (uncredited) Harold Weed.... Ketwol/Melas (uncredited) Steve'Spaz' Williams.... Man Entering Cantina (uncredited) Fred Wood.... Local Ugly Man #1 (uncredited) Produced by Gary Kurtz (producer) George Lucas (executive producer) Rick McCallum (I) (producer: special edition) Original music by John Williams.