SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                               September 10, 1999

                     CUNNINGHAM GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

New Jersey                           0-24021                    22-3561164
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
   of Incorporation)               File Number)              Identification No.)

5 Burma Road, Jersey City, New Jersey                         07305
(Address of principal executive office)                     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number including area code:  (201) 217-1990


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          (Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






Item 5.  Other Events

     On  September  10,  1999,  Cunningham  Graphics  International,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  announced the completion of the  acquisition  of Golden Crane,  Inc.
(d/b/a Colorfast Printing,  Inc.) A copy of the press release is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.

     The attached press release may contain forward-looking information. Readers
are cautioned that such information involves risks and uncertainties,  including
the  possibility  that events may occur which preclude  completion of pending or
future acquisitions by the Company.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Exhibit

          The following exhibit is filed herewith:

          99   Press release of Cunningham  Graphics  International,  Inc. dated
          September 10, 1999,  related to the  completion of the  acquisition of
          Colorfast Printing, Inc.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    Cunningham Graphics International, Inc.
                                                (Registrant)

Dated: September 16, 1999                   By: /s/ Robert M. Okin
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                                                Name:  Robert M. Okin
                                                Title:  Senior Vice President
                                                and Chief Financial Officer