'The Shining' axe and sisters' iconic blue dresses head to auction

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2026-10-06

London (PA Media/dpa) - The axe used by Jack Nicholson as he delivered the famous line "Here's Johnny!" in the 1980 horror film "The Shining" is to go on sale in the UK. Items from director Stanley Kubrick's personal archive are to go to auction for the first time next year. Kubrick, considered one of the greatest film-makers of all time, is known for works including "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "A Clockwork Orange" (1971) and "Eyes Wide Shut"......

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