Steven Spielberg - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - (1982) - John Alvin’s Touching Fingers Artwork - Japanese B2 Cinema Poster

E.T.’s fingertip meets Elliott’s in a flash of white light. At the foot of the poster, three small figures stand beneath a spacecraft whose golden beams fill the sky. The Japanese design brings together two images from the American campaign: John Alvin’s touching fingers and the illuminated clouds of the advance poster.

The Japanese tagline addresses adults who were once children and children who will one day be adults. It gives this design a voice of its own and echoes the friendship at the heart of Steven Spielberg’s film, with Henry Thomas as Elliott.

DETAILS

Film: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Title as billed in Japan: E.T.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Artwork: Touching fingers motif by John Alvin
Japanese distribution: CIC
Country of poster: Japan
Campaign: First Japanese theatrical release, 1982
Format: Japanese B2, vertical
Dimensions: Standard B2 format, approximately 51.5 × 72.8 cm

CONDITION

The photograph shows deep blacks and vivid colour, particularly in the amber light beneath the spacecraft. No pronounced horizontal fold is apparent in the front view. Please refer to the photograph for the visible condition of the sheet.

SHIPPING

Carefully rolled in protective paper and shipped from France in a sturdy postal tube with tracking.