Renato Casaro died yesterday at the ago of 89. This Italian artist became famous for composing movie posters that inspired film-goers. His works include the above heroic image for Conan the Barbarian, arguably one of the greatest films of the Twentieth Century. Similarly, he captured stories in single images for Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, David Lynch's Dune, and Wolfgang Peterson's The NeverEnding Story.
Deadline informs us that he retired in 1998 as digital composition replaced his hand-painted style, but Quentin Tarantino convinced him to take up his brush once again for the 2019 movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Casaro retired to his hometown of Treviso for his final years. Five years ago, a documentary was made about his life.
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