Original The Great Escape Movie Posters Movie Posters

The Great Escape movie posters rank among the most collectible items in the 1960s war and adventure film market — the theatrical campaigns for John Sturges's 1963 United Artists production generated imagery that has become inseparable from Steve McQueen's screen persona: the motorcycle leap, the barbed-wire perimeter, the sun-drenched Bavarian landscape. McQueen's Hilts — the Cooler King — gave the film its most marketable individual image and its most enduring poster composition. Find original Great Escape theatrical paper from the initial United Artists release. The US one-sheet's McQueen-on-motorcycle composition is the primary collector target in any international market where the film released. Richard Attenborough, James Garner, James Coburn, and Charles Bronson feature in the ensemble lobby card sets that document the full cast's involvement. British and German theatrical versions produced campaign materials with particular resonance given the film's Anglo-German setting. Bullitt (1968) and The Magnificent Seven (1960) provide essential McQueen collecting context. Original Great Escape one-sheets in fine flat unfolded condition are now increasingly scarce — McQueen's enduring collector appeal drives sustained demand that significantly exceeds surviving supply of genuinely fine examples. Insert card and lobby card formats from the US release provide additional collecting options at accessible price levels for collectors building a complete McQueen campaign archive. Browse alongside our Steve McQueen and action collections. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.