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6z0093 RICHARD III linen French 1p 1956 different art of Laurence Olivier by Roger Soubie, rare!

Date Sold 12/24/2020

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An Original 1956 (from the first release of this movie in France) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked French One-Panel "Grande" Movie Poster (1p; measures 45 1/2" x 62 3/4" [116 x 159 cm]) (Learn More)

Richard III, the 1955 (released in the U.S. in 1956) Laurence Olivier English historical royalty romantic tragedy melodrama ("The Hunchback King whose lust for power brings death to all"; based on the play "by William Shakespeare") starring John Gielgud ("as Clarence"), Claire Bloom ("as Lady Anne"), Ralph Richardson ("as Buckingham"), Alec Clunes, Cedric Hardwicke ("as King Edward IV"), Stanley Baker, Laurence Naismith, Norman Wooland, Mary Kerridge, Pamela Brown, Helen Haye, John Laurie, Esmond Knight, and Laurence Olivier (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role "as Richard III")
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Artist: Roger Soubie

Important Added Info: Note that we previously auctioned a different style of first release French one-panel ("modele 2"), and that was 9 years ago, but we have never before auctioned this style ("modele 1")!

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had small paper loss at some crossfolds and some creases, tears, and tiny paper loss on many parts of some folds, with a small stain in the middle of the bottom blank border. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects.
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