Notable Film Poster Artists
Normally, the artist is not identified on the film poster and, in many cases, the artist is anonymous. However, several artists have become well-known because of their outstanding illustrations on film posters. Some artists, such as Drew Struzan, often sign their poster artwork and the signature is included on distributed posters.
- John Alvin
- Examples: Blade Runner, The Lion King, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Richard Amsel
- Examples: Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Sting
- Saul Bass
- Examples: Vertigo, The Shining, Love in the Afternoon
- Reynold Brown
- Examples: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Time Machine
- Tom Chantrell
- Examples: Von Ryan's Express, Zulu Dawn, The Land That Time Forgot
- Jack Davis
- Examples: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Viva Max!, Kelly's Heroes
- Frank Frazetta
- Examples: What's New Pussycat?
- Bill Gold
- Examples: Casablanca, A Clockwork Orange, For Your Eyes Only
- Mitchell Hooks
- Examples: Dr. No, The Sand Pebbles, El Dorado.
- The Brothers Hildebrandt
- Examples: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ("Style B" re-release), Barbarella (1979 re-release)
- Tom Jung
- Examples: Star Wars (Style A), The Empire Strikes Back (Style B),Papillon,The Lord of the Rings,Gone With The Wind (re-release)
- Burt Kleeger
- Examples: Interiors, Manhattan, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Shadows and Fog
- Mort Künstler
- Examples: The Poseidon Adventure,The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Hindenburg
- Frank McCarthy
- Examples: The Ten Commandments, The Train, The Dirty Dozen, On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Robert McGinnis
- Examples: Casino Royale, Breakfast at Tiffany's
- Bob Peak
- Examples: Our Man Flint, Camelot, Apocalypse Now, The Spy Who Loved Me
- John Solie
- Examples: Shaft's Big Score, Capone
- Vladimir and Georgii Stenberg
- Examples: Man with a Movie Camera
- Drew Struzan
- Examples: Star Wars, E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, The Thing, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Howard Terpning
- Examples: The Guns of Navarone, Cleopatra, The Sound of Music
- Boris Vallejo
- Examples: National Lampoon's Vacation, Q, Barbarella, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
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