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English: "Style A" poster for the US theatrical release of the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Date
English: 1958, per the copyright notice.
Source
English: Scan via Heritage Auctions. Cropped from original image.
Author
English: "Copyright © 1958 Columbia Pictures Corporation."
Permission
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English: The poster included a valid copyright notice, seen at bottom left. However, the copyright for the artwork was not renewed, as was required by American copyright law to extend/maintain protection for works published 1963 or earlier. See the Copyright Catalog (1978 to present). In order to maintain copyright protection, the poster would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication. Because it was not renewed, copyright lapsed at that time. Note that the poster art is a distinct work from the film it represents and had to be renewed separately. The design is different from the UK poster art, which presumably remains under copyright.
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File:The Bridge on the River Kwai (1958 US poster - Style B).jpg
"Style B" poster

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