BB17-101 — PETULIA
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YEAR: 1968
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Petersham Films / Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
TAGLINE: “Today’s Uncommon Movie Of A Turned-On World That Can’t Turn Itself Off.”
DIRECTOR: Richard Lester
CAST: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Joseph Cotten
SCREENPLAY: Lawrence B. Marcus, based on the novel Me and the Arch Kook Petulia by John Haase
PRODUCER: Raymond Wagner
MUSIC: John Barry
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Nicolas Roeg
GENRE: Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Petulia is a 1968 drama starring Julie Christie and George C. Scott, set against the changing social landscape of late-1960s San Francisco. Directed by Richard Lester, the film combines an unconventional love story with fragmented, modernist filmmaking.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A striking Australian Daybill dominated by a large monochrome illustrated portrait of Julie Christie, framed in deep blue with mustard-yellow title and credit panels. Promotional quotes from Life Magazine and Christie herself are incorporated directly into the portrait design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Petulia has particularly strong 1960s cinema credentials: Richard Lester directing, Nicolas Roeg as cinematographer and John Barry composing the score. The film also features appearances by The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company, placing it directly within the San Francisco counterculture period. It competed at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival.