The artwork for Octopussy was created by two different artist: The version used in the US was by Dan Goozee. The rest of the world used artwork by Renato Casaro, sometimes in combination with the figures created by Goozee.
Casaro was asked to create a wide action scene montage around the figures created by Goozee to accommodate the landscape/ quad format in the UK.
This artwork was then used widely across the world. For some posters (such as the German one) the artwork was extended by an unknown artist such as the back of the elephant or the exploding train that was not part of Casaro’s original painting.
Japan asked Casaro to re-create the figures of Moore and Adams therefore creating a completely new artwork.
Big thank you to Gabriele from the Casaro Studios and Thomas from the Nixdorf Collection for their help and input!
Original artwork for the German campaign of "Sag Niemals Nie" (Never Say Never Again). Illustration by Renato Casaro.
"Sag Niemals Nie" (Never Say Never Again), artwork for the German teaser poster campaign by Renato Casaro.
Pages from the exhibition catalogue "Bond,... James Bond - Filmplakate und Fotografien aus fuenfzig Jahren".
The catalogue is filled with new and unseen artwork (at least for me) from McGinnis, Peak and many others. There are also rare posters from all over the world from the collection of Thomas Nixdorf collection and rare photos from the collection of Robert Ganz. Catalogue is available here.
"Hinter Den Kulissen Von James Bond 007", German book about the James Bond phenomena, Zweite Kino Verlag 1981. The cover illustration is uncredited but looks very Renato Casaro.
Octopussy poster artwork, US/UK design on the left, German on the right, British Quad below.
Poster artwork by Daniel J. Goozee & Renato Casaro, 1983
Artwork for the movie Octopussy, left the illustration from Japan, artwork from Thailand on the right.
