Poster Title: The Hunting Party
Format: Australian Daybill
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Condition: Very Good (VG) – vibrant yellow tones with strong contrast; minor fold lines from original distribution, clean edges, and well-preserved paper quality.
Year of Release: 1971
Film Studio: United Artists
Tagline: “You’re invited to a party… We’ll play the deadliest game of all… Hunting, 26 Men and 1 Woman!” / “A rich man’s sport.”
Director: Don Medford
Cast: Oliver Reed, Candice Bergen, Gene Hackman, Simon Oakland, Mitchell Ryan, L.Q. Jones Writers: Gilbert Alexander, Lou Morheim, William Norton
Music: Riz Ortolani
Genre: Western / Thriller / Revenge
Country of Origin (Poster): Australia
Printer: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty Ltd (Melbourne)

Design & Features: Striking minimalist layout dominated by a bold yellow and black palette, overlaid with red text. The main artwork depicts a tense standoff scene between Gene Hackman and Oliver Reed, with a smaller image of armed men below. Features the Australian “R” classification symbol and clear United Artists logo.

Collectors’ Note: The Hunting Party is a gritty, violent Western thriller that subverts traditional Western tropes—featuring a blend of psychological tension and 1970s realism. Australian daybills for this title are moderately scarce, appreciated for their stark yellow design and minimalist intensity. Highly desirable among collectors of revisionist Westerns and early 1970s exploitation cinema, especially given the crossover appeal of its three major stars: Reed, Hackman, and Bergen.