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VICTORY OR DEATH (1913) VICTORY OR DEATH (1913) Italian 4p OR search current auctions Auction History Result 4y0028 VICTORY OR DEATH Italian 4p 1913 Metlicovitz art of countess chasing ship with early airplane Date Sold 8/29/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Four-Panel Movie Poster (4p; measures 81" x 111" [206 x 282 cm]) (Learn More) Vittoria o Morte! (released in English-speaking countries as "Victory or Death"), the 1913 Mario Caserini Italian silent espionage spy adventure melodrama thriller (about a countess whose father had important secret documents, and a spy deceives her and steals them, and she spends the entire film pursuing him; in the most interesting sequence of the movie, she steals an early airplane to chase the spy who is on a ship; the movie featured special effects by Segundo de Chomon, and Nelson is noted for playing a "modern" woman, who is not afraid to be part of the action but will also use her feminine charms to achieve her goals) starring Berta Nelson. It is easy to find a complete summary of the movie, but we could not find any names of the rest of the cast. This almost certainly is one of the earliest non-documentary movies to include an airplane, especially in an important plot development. The movie has several important similarities to "Filibus", which was also made in Italy two years later, and we would think the makers of Filibus surely had seen this movie! If anyone knows more about this movie, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Artist: Leopoldo Metlicovitz Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this Italian poster, which is a "country of origin" poster for this Italian movie five years ago, and it sold for $7,750 (and that one was linenbacked and in clearly lesser condition than this poster)! The artist, Leopoldo Metlicovitz, was an Italian painter, illustrator and poster designer who is considered one of the fathers of modern Italian poster art. Also note that this Italian four-panel measures 81" x 111" [206 x 282 cm], but it has not been trimmed. Finally, note that this Italian four-panel was printed in 4 sections designed to overlap. Condition: good to very good. There is some darkening on the back of the part of the poster that was on the outside when it was fully folded, but it has little effect on the front, and there were tears and tiny paper loss on the part of the fold that was on the outside when it was fully folded, and someone put five small pieces of conservation tape on the back of that told (it is in the top of the image, on the left of the cloud). There are some tiny brown stains scattered around the edges of the poster (they likely happened while it was fully folded, because they are more noticeable in those areas. Other than the above, the poster has survived in pretty good condition, especially considering it is over a century old! Learn More about condition grades 
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