Rare iconic movie posters on sale in US

Dozens of rare posters from some of the 20th century's most iconic films will go under the hammer this month as an American collector relinquishes some of his most precious possessions.

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The 500 posters and lobby cards from classic films such as King Kong, Casablanca and 2001: A Space Odyssey have been exhibited in recent weeks in London, New York and Chicago.

Collected over half a century by real estate agent Dwight Cleveland, they are to be auctioned by Heritage showrooms in Dallas on 27 and 28 March.

"I cherish every single one of them because every one of them was hand-picked," said Cleveland.

"These are commercial art. They were intended to grab us by the lapels and yank us into a movie theatre and say, 'See this film.'"