(8) piece 2001: A Space Odyssey Cinerama display. ...

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(8) piece 2001: A Space Odyssey Cinerama display. (8) piece 2001: A Space Odyssey Cinerama display. (MGM, 1968) Vintage (8) pieces of marquee/theater lobby display from the original run of 2001: A Space Odyssey at the Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood. Custom constructed of wood and composite boards, the multi-medium display consists of paint and production image cutouts affixed to panels. Pieces include: (1) 29 x 29 in. panel with movie title cutout and Cinerama logo affixed to the bottom border (3) 24 x 29 in. panels featuring lobby card images from the film, bordered with cutout film sprockets (2) gold-framed 32 x 17.5 in. panels with enlargements of interior spaceship scenes (1) 41 x 18 in. gold-framed panel of an outer space scene and (1) 24 x 10 in. panel bordered with cut-out film sprockets. All pieces exhibit age, weather wear, soiling and fading. Overall in poor condition. A historical relic from the Hollywood premiere of the Arthur C. Clarke inspired Stanley Kubrick, Sci-Fi masterpiece. Special shipping arrangements will apply.

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