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Auction History Result 9g298 CLEOPATRA jumbo WC '34 sexy Claudette Colbert as the Princess of the Nile, Cecil B. DeMille Date Sold 8/18/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Jumbo Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Cecil B. DeMille's Cleopatra, the 1934 Cecil B. DeMille historical ancient Egypt romantic love triangle desert epic ("'The Siren of the Nile'... Most famous woman of love who ever lived!"; "A love affair that shook the world, set in a spectacle of thrilling magnificence!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Claudette Colbert (in the title role as Cleopatra), Warren William (as Julius Caesar), Henry Wilcoxon (as Marc Antony), Joseph Schildkraut (as King Herod), Ian Keith (as Octavian), C. Aubrey Smith, Gertrude Michael (as Calpurnia), Arthur Hohl (as Brutus), Edwin Maxwell (as Casca), Ian Maclaren (as Cassius), and David Niven (in his third role, uncredited in a bit part as a slave!). Note that there had been a 1917 silent version of this movie with Theda Bara in the leading role, and it was remade in 1963 with Elizabeth Taylor (and, of course, there have been many other depictions of Cleopatra in movies all through the years). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a light paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (it means that the poster must be handled carefully, as the backing does not give it much added strength, but it is similar to having an unrestored poster, and yet it has been properly preserved). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards. What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. Prior to paperbacking, the card had its blank top trimmed off. It had separated near the center vertically, and 3" to the right of that. It had tears in the top right. It had a tear in the lower left running through Colbert's neck and Wilcoxon's shoulder and back, and a vertical tear running from between the "E" and "O" of "CLEOPATRA" down through Colbert's helmet. There was a vertical tear running through the center of William's face and down to his hand. Overall, the window card was in fair to good condition prior to paperbacking. A very talented restorer expertly paperbacked the poster, replacing the missing top blank area. They performed nice restoration to the card because while you can still see clear signs of the many tears when you look from inches away, from any reasonable viewing distance, the card displays pretty well, although you can see some signs of the restoration, even at a distance. Learn More about condition grades 
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