Tokyo Olympiades Original 1964 Tokyo Olympics French Movie Poster
- 1964
- Jouineau Bourduge
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47 x 63 inches ~ (119 x 160 cm)$550
- Linen backed
Linen backing is the industry standard of conservation. Canvas is stretchered and a sheet of acid free barrier paper is laid down. The poster is then pasted to the acid free paper using an acid free paste. This process is fully reversible and gives support to the poster. A border of linen is left around the poster and can be used by a framer to mount the poster so that nothing touches the poster itself.
The price of this poster includes linen backing.
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Tokyo Orinpikku (released in the U.S. as "Tokyo Olympiad" and in England as "Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad"), the classic 1965 Kon Ichikawa Japanese Toho Olympic sports documentary ("The man's picture... Every Woman will love!"; "Full length in blazing color and CinemaScope"; "It may just be the second greatest motion picture of our time!"; "Laugh! Cry! Thrill!"; "You'll talk about it for weeks... And remember it always!"; "A great event becomes a great film"; "The official and unique documentary film of the XVIII Olympics"; with the help of 28 directors; about the 1964 Summer Olympics) featuring Olympic athlete Abebe Bikila, Japanese Emperor Hirohito, and narrated by Jack Douglas (as the English narrator).
The athlete featured on the poster is Bob Hayes (Robert Lee Hayes) (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002), nicknamed "Bullet Bob", an American sprinter and professional football player. After winning gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics, he played as a split end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons).
