45 Amazing Vintage Polish Posters Of Classic American Films

These beautiful and surreal pieces of movie artwork were created during the communist-era as an alternative to banned U.S. publicity material.

1. Roman Holiday

Via movieposteroftheday.tumblr.com

Artist: Jerzy Flisak

Year: 1959

2. Cabaret

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Wiktor Gorka

Year: 1973

3. Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Hanna Bodnar

Year: 1978

4. Sleeping Beauty

Via movieposteroftheday.tumblr.com

Artist: Hanna Bodnar

Year: 1962

5. Sunset Boulevard

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Waldemar Swierzy

Year: 1957

6. 101 Dalmatians

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Liliana Baczewska

Year: 1967

7. Willow

Artist: Wieslaw Walkuski

Year: 1989

8. Young Frankenstein

Artist: Jerzy Flisak

Year: 1979

9. Gremlins

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Jan Mlodozeniec

Year: 1985

10. Planet of the Apes

Via mondobizarrocinema.blogspot.com

Artist: Eryk Lipinski

Year: 1969

11. Poltergeist

Via manisthewarmestplacetohide.com

Artist: Jakub Erol

Year: 1984

12. Alien

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Jakub Erol

Year: 1980

13. Raiders of the Lost Ark

Via polish-toys-collector.webs.com

Artist: Grzegorz Marszalek

Year: 1983

14. Dirty Dancing

Via pigasus-gallery.de

Artist: Mieczyslaw Wasilewski

Year: 1989

15. Tootsie

Via mondoexploito.com

Artist: Wieslaw Walkuski

Year: 1984

16. Dances with Wolves

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Andrzej Pagowski

Year: 1991

17. Cleopatra

Via m.iphotoscrap.com

Artist: Eryk Lipinski

Year: 1968

18. The Return of the Pink Panther

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Edward Lutczyn

Year: 1977

19. Star Wars

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Jakub Erol

Year: 1978

20. The Empire Strikes Back

Via xianstudio.wordpress.com

Artist: Miroslaw Lakomski

Year: 1983

21. Return of the Jedi

Artist: Witold Dybowski

Year: 1984

22. 2001 : A Space Odyssey

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Wiktor Gorka

Year: 1973

23. Working Girl

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Andrzej Pagowski

Year: 1990

24. Weekend at Bernie's

Via dezeen.tumblr.com

Artist: Jakub Erol

Year: 1990

25. War Games

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Mieczyslaw Wasilewski

Year: 1985

26. Wall Street

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Andrzej Pagowski

Year: 1988

27. Vertigo

Via wheredangerlives.blogspot.com

Artist: Roman Cieslewicz

Year: 1963

28. The Birds

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Bronislaw Zelek

Year: 1965

29. Rosemary's Baby

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Andrzej Pagowski

Year: 1984

30. Taxi Driver

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Andrzej Klimowski

Year: 1978

31. The Untouchables

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Mieczyslaw Wasilewski

Year: 1987

32. Paper Moon

Artist: Jerzy Flisak

Year: 1975

33. Fatal Attraction

Via wheredangerlives.blogspot.com

Artist: Maciej Kalkus

Year: 1988

34. The Godfather

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Tomasz Ruminski

Year: 1973

35. The Godfather: Part II

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Andrzej Klimowski

Year: 1976

36. The Terminator

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Jakub Erol

Year: 1987

37. Empire of the Sun

Via fontsinuse.com

Artist: Andrzej Pagowski

Year: 1989

38. Back to the Future

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Mieczyslaw Wasilewski

Year: 1986

39. Sabrina

Artist: Maciej Zbikowski

Year: 1967

40. Ordinary People

Via polishposter.com

Artist: Jan Mlodozeniec

Year: 1983

41. Terms of Endearment

Artist: Andrzej Pagowski

Year: 1985

42. The Graduate

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Maciej Zbikowski

Year: 1973

43. The Muppet Movie

Via mubi.com

Artist: Waldemar Swierzy

Year: 1982

44. Labyrinth

Via labyrinthnook.tumblr.com

Artist: Wieslaw Walkuski

Year: 1987

45. Dumbo

Via cinemaposter.com

Artist: Anna Huskowska

Year: 1961