The poster is starting to use abstract ideas that represent the film instead of focusing on the stars or depicting a scene from the film.

The detail of the three silhouettes is genius.

Of course there’s Hamlet himself, but in the corner is one of the most dramatic scenes in the story. 1947: Monsieur Verdouxīy the late 1940s all Chaplain needed to sell a film was his face, his mustache and a bowler derby. The film’s plot isn’t revealed in the slightest, but at least we all know who the star is. It tells you everything that you need to know without telling you anything at all. The best part about this poster is the tagline and the worried onlooker in the corner. 1943: Girl Crazyīy the looks of this poster, the girl is crazy. What’s so poignant is the look of worry they have on their faces, which hints at the fate of their affair. 1942: CasablancaĪll that the greatest love story ever told needs is the two lovers embracing. The film is famous for using the title artifact as a MacGuffin and the poster uses the same technique, leaving viewers to question how important the falcon is. It’s almost as funny as the movie itself. This animated poster implements caricatures of Laurel and Hardy to help show the film’s slapstick nature.

It’s the most magnificent picture ever at least according to the poster for perhaps one of the most iconic films of all time. Here he is in all his glory, ready to take out a villain with his bow and arrow. 1938: The Adventures of Robin HoodĮrrol Flynn set the bar for all subsequent Robin Hoods. It uses the same artistic delight that the film unleashed onto the world. It tells us nothing about the film and entices viewers to go into the movie with no preconceived notion. Unlike a lot of films, this one implemented a very artistic representation of the star. It’s an adaptation of one of the most famous scenes in the film and done with a very disturbing painting. Hell’s demons are pushing through and ascending onto the city. There’s the now-iconic poster of the two leads embracing on the moon, but this is the original that promoted the first film to win every major Oscar. It’s one of the most iconic moments in film history, and this specific poster shows the magnitude of the beast that was killed by Beauty. There are so many great posters of Kong on top of a building snapping a plane. This poster shows a seductive lady looking right into the eyes of any man that pass by. So far female actresses have been rather tame, but not here. Everyone wants to see the horrific vampire, and here he is ready to suck the blood out of an attractive female. The film claims to be “the nightmare of horror” and the poster delivers the tease. It’s just a soldier silently looking out of the black abyss that rages on. For a film about war, the poster is rather quiet.

What men want poster