The Empire Strikes Back Poster by Roger Kastel (UK Quad "Gone With the Wind" Style)

Overview

27" x 40" (68.5 x 102 cm)

From the Prop Store auction in 2020, where this was valued at $3,215 to $4,500:

UK Quad film poster for "The Empire Strikes Back". This is the "Gone With The Wind" Style A design featuring Roger Kastel's painted artwork. This version of the poster was only used for the premiere in London's West End and in a handful of high profile cinemas and central London Underground stations for a very limited time. The style offered here has been professionally linen-backed, is from the London Underground and has been trimmed accordingly to fit their display hoardings. This poster is considered the Holy Grail by collectors and is consistently voted the favourite Star Wars poster by fan (rated 5.5/6.0 by starwarsmovieposter.com for rarity).