Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Anatomy of a Murder (1959), the US one-sheet for Preminger's courtroom drama with James Stewart and Lee Remick. A black body cut into separate pieces lies across an orange field like a police chalk outline, with the title lettered inside the cuts, so the poster literally dissects its victim. Below, the cast list fills a solid red block. The sheet even sells its source, calling the novel last year's number one best seller, and the bottom line credits Duke Ellington's score.