Original Orson Welles Movie Posters

Orson Welles movie posters represent the most historically significant and potentially most valuable material in the entire classic Hollywood collecting market — authentic original prints for the films of the director who arrived in Hollywood as a prodigy and left it as a legend, producing masterpieces across drama, film noir, and Shakespeare under conditions of chronic creative conflict. Original paper for Citizen Kane (1941) — considered by critics the greatest film ever made — is among the rarest items in this entire collection. Find original first-release one-sheets or lobby cards and you have material that circulated in American theaters during the film's initial 1941 run before it was withdrawn under pressure. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), re-edited by RKO without Welles' involvement, and The Stranger (1946) are somewhat more available. Touch of Evil (1958) — Welles' final Hollywood studio film, with Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, and Marlene Dietrich — produced American and European campaign materials that have been actively collected since the film's critical rehabilitation following its Cannes retrospective. Chimes at Midnight (1965) — his Shakespeare compilation with John Gielgud and Jeanne Moreau — is represented by Spanish and international materials that are among the more available items in this collection. The materials for his acting appearances — The Third Man (1949) with Joseph Cotten, A Man for All Seasons (1966) — offer natural entry points to the Welles collecting area from a different direction. Browse alongside our Film Noir and Humphrey Bogart collections for related classic Hollywood material. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.