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If you guys enjoy this and the other videos, come and support my work on patreon, like the animation lookback page on facebook, follow me on twitter, watch me on deviantart or. The movie posters is a must for fans of harryhausens films, collectors of movie posters and related memorabilia, art history buffs, anyone interested in advertising and design, and students of film and film history. August 22, 1920 june 5, 2012 was an american author and screenwriter. Ray bradbury is one of the most popular 20th century writers of speculative fiction, best known for fahrenheit 451 and the martian chronicles. Sep 04, 2018 a fascinating collection of posters from ray harryhausens movies, from mighty joe young to clash of the titans. If you love the magic of ray harryhausen you will want this book.
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