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The world's largest collection of movie posters boasting artwork from almost every single film ever made has emerged for sale for $7.8 million (£5 million).
一套世界上最齐全的电影海报收藏——几乎涵举所有电影的艺术宣传海报——现身江湖，以780万美元出售。

The colossal archive features 196,000 posters from more than 44,000 films which have been made since the birth of cinema in the early 1900s and has been single-handedly pieced together by one avid collector over the last 50 years.
这套巨大的收藏包括来二十世纪初影院诞生以来曾上映过的超过4万4千部电影的19万6千幅海报，这些海报都是由一位热心的收藏家历经50余年，凭一己之力一张张收集起来的。

Morris Everett Jr, from Ohio, has dedicated his life's work to seeking out original posters from every English-speaking film ever made and compiling them into a comprehensive library.
这位收藏家名叫莫里斯·埃弗雷特，来自美国俄亥俄洲，他一生都在致力于收集每一部英语电影的原版海报，将他们保存到一个容量极大的文库之中。

Mr Everett Jr, 73, is a historian-turned-collector whose passion for posters began in 1961 while he was still at university.
现年73岁的埃弗雷特先生曾是一位历史学家，后转行做了收藏家，他对电影海报的热情要追溯到1961年他还在念大学的时候。

Now in his seventies, Mr Everett Jr has decided to sell up so that he can see his life's work enjoyed by others.
现在，已在古稀之年的埃弗雷特先生决定要将这些收藏出售，这样其他人也可以欣赏到他毕生收集起来的成果了。

1.The Prince and the Showgirl starring Marilyn Monroe, film from 1957, is part the collection.
玛丽莲·梦露主演的电影《游龙戏凤》（1957年）是他的收藏之一。

Tiffany

2.Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn in 1961 is part of the 196,000 strong poster collection.
奥黛丽·赫本出演的电影《蒂凡尼的早餐》（1961年）也包括在这套包括19万6千张海报的巨大收藏之中。

Casablanca

3.Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in 1942 was collected by the historian.
亨弗莱·鲍嘉和英格丽.褒曼主演的《卡萨布兰卡》（1942年）也被这位历史学家收藏起来了。

Metropolis

4.Metropolis, a silent movie from 1927 is the first movie poster that started Everett's collection.
《大都会》（1927年）这部无声电影是开启埃弗雷特收藏生涯的第一张电影海报。

Gone With the Wind

5.Gone With the Wind, from 1939, is one of the original movie posters in the collection.
《飘》（1939年）也是他所收藏的原版电影海报之一。

Mummy

6.The Mummy, from 1932, is part of the collection that is set to sell for a whopping $8 million.
《木乃伊》（1932年）也是这组收藏之一，这组收藏的总售价高大800万美元巨额。

The Wizard of Oz

7.The Wizard of Oz movie poster, filmed in 1939, will go under the hammer in one lot at a California saleroom on December 17.
《绿野仙踪》（1939年）的电影海报将会在12月17日在加利福尼亚的一个拍卖场上出售。

Girl From 10th Avenue

8.Girl From 10th Avenue movie poster, filmed in 1935, is part of the comprehensive library.
《来自第十大道的女孩》（1935年）的电影海报也被纳入了这一容量巨大的文库。

posters

9.A collection of the 196,000 posters Morris Everett Jr has collected can be seen in this picture.
图中可以看到莫里斯·埃弗雷特收藏的19万6千张海报。