Steven spielberg's timeless tear jerking tale of a young boy's friendship with a stranded extraterrestrial was both widely critically acclaimed and enormously commercially successful, outperforming 'star wars' to become the highest-grossing film of all time until spielberg surpassed himself with 'jurassic park' in 1993. This japanese b2 poster features a combination of the 'clouds' style artwork seen on the advance us one sheet and john alvin's 'fingers touching' artwork as used on the theatrical release us one sheet. unfolded, not backed. Handling shells, some creasing and a few fine surface blemishes to high gloss surface. Minor bumps to corners. Light undulation from being very softly tri-folded at one time. Unframed. Will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no official proof of authenticity, however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity issues arising from misattribution