Lot # 115 - 'The Light at The Edge of The World' w/Kirk Douglas Movie Poster

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 26-Dec-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 01-Jan-2026 8:56:00 PM
Current bid:

$61.00

Highest bidder:

Kingsland

Auction has ended

Description :

This vintage poster for The Light at the Edge of the World is a thrilling visual tribute to Jules Verne’s legacy and 1970s adventure cinema.


 Poster Overview

  • Title: Jules Verne’s The Light at the Edge of the World

  • Year: 1971

  • Studio: AVCO Embassy / National General Pictures

  • Rating: GP (All Ages Admitted)

  • Poster Serial: 71320

  • Format: Technicolor, Panavision

 Film Details

  • Starring: Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar

  • Directed by: Kevin Billington

  • Screenplay: Tom Rowe & Ronald Kirkbride

  • Based on the novel by: Jules Verne

  • Music by: Pierre Jansen

  • Produced by: Sánchez-Montañés & George Willing

 Design Features

  • Visual Composition:

    • Three dramatic faces—Douglas, Brynner, Eggar—set against a swirling, painterly backdrop.

    • A monstrous hand reaching from the left, adding suspense and danger.

    • A lighthouse beaming light at the bottom, surrounded by armed figures, anchoring the film’s central setting.

  • Typography & Tagline:

    • “Jules Verne took you to the bottom of the sea! The center of the earth! The craters of the moon! And now to the Light at the Edge of the World!”

    • This tagline connects the film to Verne’s adventurous canon and promises high-stakes drama.




Dimensions : 27 in W x 41 in H

Auction History

Highest bidder is Kingsland

Date Bid User
01-Jan-2026 8:52:45 PM $61.00 Kingsland
01-Jan-2026 8:52:17 PM $59.00 Hstoner
01-Jan-2026 8:52:04 PM $51.00 Kingsland
01-Jan-2026 8:52:04 PM $50.00 Hstoner
01-Jan-2026 10:02:57 AM $31.00 Kingsland
01-Jan-2026 8:59:58 AM $29.00 Hstoner
27-Dec-2025 7:46:28 AM $6.00 Kingsland
26-Dec-2025 4:39:41 PM $5.00 IceBerg

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