BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS
TITLE: Battle Beyond the Stars
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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO: New World Pictures
DIRECTOR: Jimmy T. Murakami
CAST: Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon, George Peppard, Darlanne Fluegel, Sybil Danning
TAGLINE: “Rebels. Outlaws. Mercenaries. Seven magnificent warriors join to fight the…”
GENRE: Science Fiction
POSTER PRINTER: No printer credit is visible on the supplied poster image.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow — identified on the poster as “A Roadshow Release.”
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES:
Original Australian first-release Daybill with a striking limited-colour blue, black and white design. The artwork features a photographic-style montage of the principal characters and spacecraft against a star field, with explosions framing the composition. The angular Battle Beyond the Stars title appears prominently in bright blue, while the cast and production credits run across the lower section. The poster retains its original horizontal cinema folds. Australian references confirm this design as a first-release Australian Daybill. All About Movies
COLLECTOR’S NOTES:
Produced by cult filmmaker Roger Corman, Battle Beyond the Stars was deliberately conceived as a science-fiction variation on The Magnificent Seven, itself based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai. The screenplay was written by John Sayles and the music composed by James Horner. Of particular interest to film collectors, an early-career James Cameron worked on the film’s visual effects and production design. The film has subsequently developed a cult following, giving the Australian first-release poster appeal across science-fiction, cult cinema and Corman collecting. All About Movies
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.