Aguirre, the Wrath of God movie poster

Contributed by Florian Hardwig


Source: movieposters.ha.com Heritage Auctions. License: All Rights Reserved.

The U.S. movie poster for Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God was printed in two colors, red and black – compare to the German full-color version using the same photograph.

The title typeface is Dynamo. Originally issued by German foundry Ludwig & Mayer in 1930, the bold geometric semi-slab was revived in a slightly revised form by Letraset in the 1970s.

The New Yorker Films credit is set in Optima Bold. Jonathan Cott’s praise for the Rolling Stone uses Helvetica schmalfett and schmalhalbfett.

This post was originally published at Fonts In Use

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