BB17-062 — ATLANTIC CITY
Shop Now YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: International Cinema Corporation (ICC) / Selta Films / Cine-Neighbor / Famous Players / Canadian Film Development Corporation
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures / Australian poster marked “A Roadshow Release”
TAGLINE: “Laugh, Cry, and Dream…”
DIRECTOR: Louis Malle
CAST: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet
SCREENPLAY: John Guare
MUSIC: Michel Legrand
GENRE: Crime / Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill
Atlantic City is Louis Malle's acclaimed 1980 French-Canadian crime drama starring Burt Lancaster as ageing small-time gangster Lou Pascal and Susan Sarandon as Sally Matthews, whose lives intersect amid the changing casino city. The film was nominated for all five major Academy Awards — Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Original Screenplay — and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive Australian Daybill with a rich golden-yellow background and finely rendered blue monochrome artwork. Large portraits of Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon dominate the upper half beneath the Australian advertising line “LAUGH, CRY, AND DREAM…”, while smaller illustrated scenes depict the casino and Atlantic City setting. The ornate Atlantic City title treatment resembles casino and boardwalk signage, with the Australian M classification, Roadshow release credit and M.A.P.S. Litho printer mark completing the local theatrical design.
COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An excellent crossover poster for collectors of Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon and director Louis Malle, with unusually strong critical credentials for a mainstream theatrical release. Atlantic City received Academy Award nominations in all of the “Big Five” categories and won the Golden Lion at the 1980 Venice Film Festival. The film was later selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry, adding further significance to what is otherwise a relatively affordable piece of original cinema history.
