EASY RIDER (1969 FILM); Oversized Framed Italian Movie Poster

Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson

"Easy Rider" is a 1969 American independent road drama directed by Dennis Hopper, who co-wrote the film with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern. Fonda and Hopper star as bikers traveling through the American Southwest and South, with the film's success sparking the New Hollywood era of filmmaking in the early 1970s. Released on July 14, 1969, it earned $60 million worldwide, received critical acclaim, and was nominated for two Academy Awards, with the Library of Congress selecting it for preservation in 1998 for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance.