Lot # 122 - 'Peter Carey, MD' w/James Coburn Movie Poster

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 26-Dec-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 01-Jan-2026 9:01:00 PM
Current bid:

$5.00

Highest bidder:

howard26

Auction has ended

Description :

This vintage poster for The Carey Treatment—featuring James Coburn as Peter Carey, M.D.—is a sleek and suspenseful piece of 1970s medical thriller marketing.


Poster Overview

  • Title: The Carey Treatment

  • Year: 1972

  • Studio: MGM

  • Rating: PG

  • Format: Panavision, Metrocolor

  • Design Style: Stark and dramatic with photographic realism

 Film Details

  • Directed by: Blake Edwards

  • Produced by: William Belasco

  • Screenplay: James P. Bonner

  • Starring: James Coburn, Jennifer O’Neill, Dan O’Herlihy, Pat Hingle

 Design Features

  • Main Imagery:

    • A large black-and-white photo of James Coburn as Dr. Peter Carey, pipe in mouth, exuding confidence and defiance.

    • A smaller inset image of a man and woman in an intimate embrace, hinting at romantic and emotional subplots.

  • Color Palette: Muted beige background with bold black text, emphasizing seriousness and tension.

  • Narrative Tease:

    • “Peter Carey, M.D.: arrives from the Coast—finds hypocrisy in a big Boston hospital—and a brilliant surgeon accused of abortion that turns to murder.”

    • This tagline sets the tone for a layered mystery with ethical stakes.




Dimensions : 27 in W x 41 in H

Auction History

Highest bidder is howard26

Date Bid User
26-Dec-2025 3:03:59 PM $5.00 howard26

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