split-screen poster — Multi-line title, sans-serif type with group of figures

A vintage split-layout movie poster divides a deep navy field into a title zone above and a four-panel portrait grid below. The solid dark blue background frames every element, with a wide empty band of navy across the bottom. In the upper portion of the frame, a title ("TITLE") is lettered in three lines of bold yellow sans-serif capitals, centered and decreasing slightly in size from top to bottom. Beneath the title, a small painted battleship heels in a churning white-capped sea, its gray hull and gun turrets tilted against the waves. Whitecaps and spray burst around the ship, painted in loose strokes of white and pale gray. The middle of the poster is split into four equal portrait panels in two rows, each set against a mottled turquoise sky. In the top-left panel, a naval officer in a khaki service cap with a dark visor and gold insignia looks upward anxiously, his mouth slightly open. He wears a tan uniform shirt, and worry lines crease his forehead. In the top-right panel, a stern dark-haired man in a dark suit and tie stares directly forward, his jaw set and his brows lowered. In the bottom-left panel, a blond man in a dark suit and tie gazes off to the side with a tense, guarded expression. In the bottom-right panel, a second naval officer in a khaki cap clutches a dark book or ledger, his face drawn and uneasy. Thin dark blue dividers separate the four panels, like window mullions. The lighting is bright and poster-like, with flat even illumination on the faces and crisp highlights modeling cheekbones and cap brims. Soft painted shadows fall beneath the chins and hat brims, keeping the vintage illustration feel. The palette pairs deep midnight navy with the panels' vivid turquoise and the title's saturated golden yellow, while the faces glow in warm peach tones. The small battleship adds touches of slate gray and foam white to the composition's center. The four portraits are evenly weighted, each man occupying his panel with similar scale and frontal presence. The ship sits on the horizontal axis between title and grid, acting as a narrative bridge. The empty navy band at the bottom gives the dense grid above it room to breathe. The layout balances bold typography, maritime action, and ensemble portraiture, uniting graphic navy geometry with mid-century painted realism in a mood of tense naval drama.