EASTERN PROMISES

Original Double-Sided Rolled Movie Poster

Film: Eastern Promises
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director: David Cronenberg
Studio / Distributor: Focus Features

ITEM DETAILS

Poster Release Year: 2007
Movie Release Date: September 14, 2007
Movie Release Year: 2007
Type: Original U.S. Theatrical One-Sheet Movie Poster
Style / Artwork: “Every Sin Leaves a Mark” Hands / Tattoo Artwork
Printing: Double-Sided (DS)
Material: Professional theatrical poster stock
Format: Rolled Poster
Size: Approximately 27" x 40"
Rating: R
Genre: Crime / Thriller / Drama

This is the striking original 2007 U.S. theatrical one-sheet for David Cronenberg's critically acclaimed crime thriller Eastern Promises. The design centers on the tattooed hands associated with Viggo Mortensen's character, with the memorable tagline “Every Sin Leaves a Mark.” Contemporary poster archives identify this artwork as one of the film's principal U.S. theatrical designs.

The poster prominently features Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts and Vincent Cassel, while placing David Cronenberg's name across the top, making the director himself an important collector-search term for this particular poster.

Focus Features lists Eastern Promises as a 2007 crime thriller directed by Cronenberg and starring Mortensen, Watts, Cassel and Armin Mueller-Stahl. The film opened September 14, 2007.

One of the strongest aspects of this poster from a collector standpoint is that the imagery directly references the film's Russian organized-crime tattoo culture rather than simply presenting conventional character portraits. That makes it one of the more distinctive Cronenberg theatrical designs from this period.

This is an original theatrical movie poster — not a reproduction or modern decorative print.

CAST / CHARACTERS

Nikolai Luzhin – Viggo Mortensen
Anna Khitrova – Naomi Watts
Kirill – Vincent Cassel
Semyon – Armin Mueller-Stahl

GENRE

Crime • Thriller • Drama • Organized Crime • Russian Mafia • Neo-Noir • David Cronenberg

CONDITION

Excellent Display / Collector Condition

Based on your photographs, this is a strong copy.

I can see:

• Very clean central artwork
• Excellent black background and contrast
• Strong red title coloration
• No traditional fold lines
• Rolled theatrical format
• No visible pinholes
• No major tears or paper loss
• Light surface handling / faint scuffing visible in the black areas under close inspection
• Minor edge waviness / handling consistent with rolled storage
• Corners and borders appear quite clean overall

The dark background is actually useful for condition evaluation because scratches and surface problems tend to show very easily. Your copy still presents very cleanly at normal viewing distance.

The silver pieces visible in the photographs are magnets used to hold the poster flat for photography and do not puncture the poster.

Recommended Condition Grade: Excellent / Very Fine+

I would not downgrade this to merely “Good” or “Very Good.” The minor handling visible is normal for an original rolled theatrical poster of this age.

SHIPPING

This original rolled theatrical poster will be carefully protected and shipped rolled in a sturdy poster tube.

It will not be folded for shipment.