Can you name all of the famous science fiction films represented by these beautiful and bizarre posters from Hungary? You've seen Star Wars posters from all over the world and the wild paintings used on Ghana's movie posters. But nothing is more intense and wonderful than Hungarian posters for imported science fiction films. See for yourself!



Amphibian Man (1962, dir.: Vladimir Chebotaryov and Gennadi Kazansky) – Artist: Sándor Benkő

(via Múzeum Antikvárium)

2001: Space Odyssey (1968, dir.: Stanley Kubrick) – Artist: Gábor Gyárfás, 1979


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

Planet of the Apes (1968, dir.: Franklin J. Schaffner) – Artist: Katalin Molnár, 1981


(via Axioart)

Fahrenheit 451 (1969, dir.: François Truffaut) – Artist: György Kemény


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969, dir.: Robert Parrish) – Artist: Tibor Jákfalvy


(via Múzeum Antikvárium)

Signals: A Space Adventure (1970, dir.: Gottfried Kolditz) – Artist: Antal Révész - Judit Wigner, 1972


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

The Andromeda Strain (1971, dir.: Robert Wise) – Artist: István Balogh


(via Múzeum Antikvárium)

Eolomea (1972, dir: Hermann Zschoche) – Artist: unknown


(via Budapest Poster)

Dr. Iven's Silence (1973, dir.: Budimir Metal'nikov) – Artist: unknown, 1978


(via scanzen)

The Day of the Dolphin (1973, dir.: Mike Nichols) – Artist: András Máté


(via Múzeum Antikvárium)

Phase IV (1974, dir.: Saul Bass) – Artist: Andor András, 1980


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

The Big Space Travel (1974, dir.: Valentin Selivanov) – Artist: József Árendás, 1976


(via Múzeum Antikvárium)

King Kong (1976, dir.: John Guillermin) – Artist: Zoltán Herpai, 1984


(via scanzen)

The Omen (1976, dir.: Richard Donner) – Artist: András Felvidéki, 1989


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)



A New Hope (1977, dir.: George Lucas) – Artist: András Felvidéki, 1979


Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, dir.: Steven Spielberg) – Artist: Tibor Helényi, 1980


(via Eat Brie)

Jaws 2 (1978, dir.: Jeannot Szwarc) – Artist: Károly Miklós, 1987


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

Alien (1979, dir.: Ridley Scott) – Artist: Tibor Helényi, 1981 and an unknown artist


(via Budapest Poster Gallery 1 – 2)

Apocalypse Now (1979, dir.: Francis Ford Coppola) – Artist: Simon Koppány and Mária Hódosi, 1983


(via Eat Brie)

Hangar 18 (1980, dir.: James L. Conway) – Artist: unknown


(via Budapest Poster Gallery and Retronom)

Outland (1981, dir.: Peter Hyams) – Artist: unknown, 1983


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

Android (1982, dir.: Aaron Lipstadt) – Artist: András Felvidéki


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

E. T. the Extra-Terrestial (1982, dir.: Steven Spielberg) – Artist: unknown, 1983


(via Eat Brie)

The Terminator (1984, dir.: James Cameron) – Artist: L.S, 1988


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

Back to the Future (1985, dir.: Robert Zemeckis) – Artist: unknown, 1987


(via Eat Brie)

The Fly (1986, dir.: David Cronenberg) – Artist: unknown


(via Budapest Poster Gallery)

Aliens (1986, dir.: James Cameron) – Artist: Péter Menczel, 1986


(via Eat Brie)

RoboCop (1987, dir.: Paul Verhoeven) – Artist: Tibor Helenyi, 1987


(via Filmposter)