An online search by title at the US copyright office did not find a copyright renewal. In the absence of renewal of the US copyright, this poster art entered the public domain 28 years after its US publication date.
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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2013-03-18 02:45 Easchiff 1983×3000× (803239 bytes) higher resolution version of poster.
2008-10-30 20:26 Guest9999 283×280× (44614 bytes) uploading lower resolution version per [[WP:NFCC]]
2007-03-02 15:49 Jeffpw 700×693× (221110 bytes) Poster of Danish film Reptilicus. It is believed that this is covered by Fair Use because it is a lower resolution than the original, it does not infringe on the owner's ability to make money from the product, and it is being used solely to illustrate the
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