CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON #319/475 24x36 art print 2012 Mondo, Durieux, first ed. A Limited Edition Art Print (with art by Laurent Durieux; 319/475; measures 24" x 36" [61 x 91 cm]) Artist: Laurent Durieux Description: Creature from the Black Lagoon, the classic 1954 Jack Arnold Universal 3-D (3D; 3-Dimension) science fiction (sci-fi) monster horror thriller Sheer, stark terror grips you in underwater... 3-D"; "Terrifying monster of the ages raging with pent-up passions!
With every man his mortal enemy... And a woman's beauty his prey! "; "Centuries of passion pent up in his savage heart!
"; "Monster from a million years ago! "; "Clawing Monster From A Lost Age strikes from the Amazon's forbidden depths! Creature from the Black Lagoon, Laurent Durieux Screen Print Movie Poster Mondo. Art by Laurent Durieux; 319/475; Measures 24" x 36". 3D" starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams (billed as "Julia Adams), Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell, Ricou Browning (who played the Gill Man underwater), Ben Chapman (who played the Gill Man on land), and Bernie Gozier.
Note that the inspiration for this movie began when William Alland (the producer of this movie) was playing an acting role in "Citizen Kane", and he learned of a myth about half-man half-fish creatures in the Amazon. He wrote notes for a story called "The Sea Monster" in 1951, combining the above myth with the "Beauty and the Beast" story. In December 1952, a 59-page treatment called "Black Lagoon" was written by Maurice Zimm and Leo Lieberman wrote a script based on that treatment in early 1953, but Universal turned it down.
After this script was written, a new script was written by Arthur Ross and Harry Essex, and that was the script that was used for the movie as filmed, and the last great Universal monster was created! Finally, note that the wonderful creature costume was created by a woman named Milicent Patrick, who you probably never heard of, but she deserves to be well remembered. She was a top pianist as a young girl, and she graduated from high school at 14.
The limited edition art print is in excellent condition, but it may have extremely minor defects. Note: The poster was photographed on a black metal wall (which can be seen in the solid black background around the edges), and was held in place with magnets, which may appear as objects with round or square heads in the corners of the image.