DEATHSPORT
TITLE: Deathsport
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YEAR: 1978
FILM STUDIO: New World Pictures
DIRECTOR: Nicholas Niciphor (credited as Henry Suso) and Allan Arkush IMDb
CAST: David Carradine, Claudia Jennings, Richard Lynch, William Smithers, David McLean AFI Catalog
TAGLINE: “In the year 3000 there’ll be no more Olympic Games. There’ll be only… Deathsport.”
GENRE: Science Fiction — the AFI Catalog classifies it as Science Fiction. AFI Catalog
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow — shown on the poster as “A Roadshow Release.”
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES:
Original Australian Daybill with a strong blue-and-white futuristic design. David Carradine dominates the centre as Kaz Oshay, armed with a sword and surrounded by the film’s distinctive motorised “death machines”, with a pale dystopian cityscape in the background. The large black DEATHSPORT title runs across the central artwork, while the upper blue panel carries the futuristic Olympic Games tagline. The lower section features bold blue cast typography, the Roadshow release credit and visible M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. printer mark.
COLLECTOR’S NOTES:
Deathsport was produced by Roger Corman and conceived as a follow-up to Death Race 2000. AFI records specifically describe it as the sequel to the 1975 film, noting that it was also developed under the alternate titles Death Sport and Deathsport 2020. AFI Catalog
The film is set roughly 1,000 years after a nuclear war, where nomadic warriors known as range guides battle motorcycle gladiators using futuristic “death machines.” AFI Catalog That Roger Corman / David Carradine connection gives this poster particularly strong crossover appeal for collectors of cult science fiction, exploitation cinema, dystopian films and motorcycle-themed movie memorabilia.
PROVENANCE:
This original Australian cinema poster is being sold directly by the family of its original collector, a projectionist who screened films during their Australian theatrical release. It is supplied with documented provenance and a Certificate of Authenticity confirming its originality and collection history, providing a direct connection between the poster and its working Australian cinema past.