"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", Original Japanese First-Release Movie Poster 1969, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA1258
An original Japanese B2 poster for the 70 mm presentation of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Ken Hughes’s 1968 musical starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes. The poster measures approximately 51.5 × 72.8 cm and is in excellent condition.
Film background
Based on Ian Fleming’s children’s book, the film stars Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts, an inventor whose restored racing car takes him, his two children and Truly Scrumptious on a flying adventure. Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman wrote the songs, including “Hushabye Mountain” and the bamboo dance number “Me Ol’ Bamboo.” Both appear in the Japanese song list at the foot of the poster.
Poster design
Chitty flies across the upper half of the sheet with red-and-yellow wings extended and the children waving from the back seat. A striped airship floats above a distant castle, opposite the gold 70 mm Super Panavision emblem. Below, a line of musical notes runs through the red Japanese title, チキチキバンバン, set against concentric rings of colour. Van Dyke raises his bamboo pole at lower left, while Howes dances in a flowing white dress at lower right.
Condition
Excellent overall, with vivid colour on the front. The reverse shows age toning, horizontal fold lines and small rectangular tape marks near the upper left and along the left edge. The photographs show the exact poster offered.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
