Tuesday, May 2, 2023

NED KELLY STICK UP

                                             

American United  Artists Corporation 1970  cinema poster ,one of  184, printed on two sheets , for the  controversial British-Australian  film ,produced by Tony Richardson, about Australian bushranger  Ned Kelly , starring  Mick Jagger. It is  listed   for $850  at  Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Melbourne.  

The bookshop  says  the   film was  a  commercial failure  , that  Jagger  apparently disowned  it  and  that  Jagger's  singing of  the  The Wild Colonial Boy  for the soundtrack  possibly his  most embarrassing  recording moment . Despite these negatives, it  goes on to say in no way  do  they diminish the graphic   power   of   the spectacular  poster.