HOLLYWOOD TREASURES

How many times have you dreamed of putting on Rocky’s gloves and heading out onto the street to train to the beat of ‘Eye of the Tiger’? Or sitting on the bench from ‘Forrest Gump’ and talking about how quickly time flies with your lifelong friend? On 15 and 16 August, you’ll have to rush over to IFA, where you can experience 400 m² of a magical exhibition bringing to the region the original props used in classic Hollywood films, signed by their stars.

Props—that’s the name given to the objects used in a film. They are the dream of many collectors, but the reality is that they usually end up in the hands of those who can afford to buy them, or, at the very least, those who created them. More than just objects, original props are tangible artefacts of film history.  

Their value on the collectors’ market continues to rise. Indiana Jones’s hat from ‘The Temple of Doom’ went up for auction with an estimated price of between $150,000 and $250,000. Harry Potter’s magic wand, Darth Vader’s lightsaber or Tom Cruise’s sword from ‘The Last Samurai’ are other examples of the extremely high value that such items can reach. And when a piece is also signed by the star who wore it, its value skyrockets to another level.