Original 101 Dalmatians Movie Posters

101 Dalmatians movie posters from the 1961 Disney animated film are among the most consistently collected items in the studio's mid-century output — original theatrical paper from the production that introduced Xerox animation to Disney and Cruella de Vil to cinema's gallery of memorable antagonists. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman, the original film introduced Cruella de Vil—one of animation's most indelible villains—and became a significant commercial success for the studio at a period when Disney's fortunes needed reinforcement. Shop original theatrical materials from this beloved production. The 1961 film pioneered the use of xerography to transfer animators' drawings directly to cels, producing a scratchy, sketchy visual quality distinct from the lush painterly style of Disney's earlier features. This technical change transformed the economics of animation production and influenced the visual aesthetic of studio animation for more than a decade. The result is a film with a distinctive graphic energy different from anything the studio had produced before, and one that retains its warmth and wit more than six decades after release. Promotional materials for the 1961 release reflect the distinctive design styles of early 1960s Disney marketing—bold illustration, vivid colour reproduction, and the clean graphic sensibility that characterised the studio's design at its most commercially effective. A 1996 live-action version starring Glenn Close as Cruella generated its own separate promotional materials. First-release Disney animation materials from 1961 are now genuinely scarce and seldom appear in fine condition. Shop our Animation and Comedy collections for related Disney materials. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.