If – 2002 RR

Condition: Excellent/Very Good

Printers Proof: Rolled as Issued 

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Size: 17 x 13 inches (43 x 32.5 cm)

Printers' proof for the 2002 BFI re-release of “If” obtained directly from Mike Leedham of 2D Design Ltd, who were responsible for the re-imagining of the poster.

“If....” is a 1968 British satirical drama film produced and directed by Lindsay Anderson, and starring Malcolm McDowell as the character Mick Travis, who appeared in two further Anderson films. Other actors include Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, David Wood, and Robert Swann. The film is notable for jumpstarting McDowell's and Anderson's career, its use of black-and-white and colour switches throughout the film, and its blend of surreal and realistic elements.

Teenage rebel Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell) returns to his upper-crust English public school, caught between the sadistic older boys known as the Whips and the first-year students, known as Scum, who are forced to do their bidding. The petty thefts and anti-social behaviour of Travis and his two henchmen, Johnny (David Wood) and Wallace (Richard Warwick), soon attract the attention of both the Whips and the school's out-of-touch administration, and lead to an unexpected showdown.

“One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place.”

Tags: 2000s 1960s Miscellanea Drama British Printers Proof