It seems that in communist Poland, the publicity material of movies was banned by the government, which means that theaters had to find another solution. What did they do? Hire artists and designers to create handmade posters that are true piece of art.

1. 101 Dalmatians

By Liliana Baczewska Year in 1967.

vintage-polish-posters (1)

2. Young Frankenstein

By Jerzy Flisak Year in 1979.

vintage-polish-posters (2)

3. Gremlins

By Jan Mlodozeniec Year in 1985.

vintage-polish-posters (3)

4. Planet of the Apes

By Eryk Lipinski Year in 1969.

vintage-polish-posters (4)

5. The Muppet Movie

By Waldemar Swierzy in 1982.

vintage-polish-posters (5)

6. The Godfather: Part II

By Andrzej Klimowski Year in 1976.

vintage-polish-posters (6)

7. Fatal Attraction

By Maciej Kalkus Year in 1988.

vintage-polish-posters (7)

8. Rosemary’s baby

By Andrzej Pagowski Year in 1984.

vintage-polish-posters (8)

9. The Birds

By Bronislaw Zelek Year in 1965.

vintage-polish-posters (9)

10. Vertigo

By Roman Cieslewicz Year in 1963.

vintage-polish-posters (10)

11. Wall Street

By Andrzej Pagowski Year in 1988.

vintage-polish-posters (11)

12. Working Girl

By Andrzej Pagowski Year in 1990.

vintage-polish-posters (12)

13. Return of the Jedi

By Witold Dybowski Year in 1984.

vintage-polish-posters (13)

14. Dirty Dancing

By Mieczyslaw Wasilewski Year in 1989.

vintage-polish-posters (14)

15. Alien

By Jakub Erol Year in 1980.

vintage-polish-posters (15)

About the Author

author photo

Mirko Humbert

Mirko Humbert is the editor-in-chief and main author of Designer Daily and Typography Daily. He is also a graphic designer and the founder of WP Expert.