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Auction History Result 4b0056 BLACK CAESAR linen 1sh 1973 AIP Williamson blaxploitation, Godfather of Harlem art by Akimoto! Date Sold 4/28/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Black Caesar (also released as "Godfather of Harlem"), the 1973 Larry Cohen AIP New York black African American blaxploitation mobster action thriller ("Hail Caesar Godfather of Harlem!"; "...The Cat with .45 caliber Claws!"; "Written...by Larry Cohen") starring Fred Williamson, Minnie Gentry, Julius W. Harris, D'Urville Martin, Don Pedro Colley, Gloria Hendry, Art Lund, Val Avery, and Phillip Roye. Note that Larry Cohen had much success in TV in the 1960s, with many serious shows, including "The Defenders". In the early 1970s, he took a major shift in his writing focus, and he had great success with blaxploitation movies like "Black Caesar" and "Hell Up in Harlem", and then he shifted yet again in the early 1980s, directing and writing the "It's Alive" horror movies! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: George Akimoto Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had fine surface paper loss on parts of some foldlines (typical of high-gloss posters of this period). It also had scuffs scattered throughout, more so in the green area and some in the center of the bottom credits. It had some pinholes, tears, and smudges around the edges. Overall, the poster was in 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. Learn More about condition grades 
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