John Wayne - Back to Bataan movie poster - 1960s

Original German Film Poster – Zwei Schlagen Zurück (Back to Bataan) – John Wayne – German A1 – 1960s

This is an original German cinema poster for the war film Back to Bataan (1945), released in Germany under the title “Zwei Schlagen Zurück”, starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn and directed by Edward Dmytryk.

This poster is a German re-release poster printed in the 1960s for a later cinema screening in Germany. German distributors frequently re-released American war films during the 1960s, especially films starring John Wayne, which were very popular with German audiences at the time.

The poster features classic illustrated artwork typical of German film posters from the 1960s, with dynamic action scenes and portrait illustrations of the main actors. The layout combines action illustration with portrait panels and bold red typography, a characteristic design style of German cinema posters of that period. The poster also includes an artist signature printed in the artwork, which is typical for illustrated German posters.

German illustrated posters from this period are highly collectible because they were often uniquely designed for the German market and differ significantly from US posters.

Poster details:
Title: Zwei Schlagen Zurück
Original film: Back to Bataan (1945)
Actors: John Wayne, Anthony Quinn
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Country: Germany
Type: Original cinema poster (re-release)
Year: 1960s
Format: German A1
Size: approx. 59 × 84 cm
Printed: Offset lithography
Artwork: Illustrated poster with artist signature in print

This poster is particularly interesting for collectors of John Wayne memorabilia, World War II film posters, and illustrated European cinema posters from the 1960s.

Overall, this is a visually striking and collectible German illustrated war film poster featuring one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors.