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Auction History Result 5w0086 IDOL Russian 24x36 1955 Kononov art of honest young boxer Yves Montand, ultra rare! Date Sold 1/18/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1955 (from the first release of this movie in Russia) Vintage Theatrical Folded Russian Movie Poster (measures 23 1/2" x 35 1/2" [60 x 90 cm]) (Learn More) L'idole (released in the U.S. as "The Idol"), the 1948 Alexander Esway French sports boxing corruption melodrama (about a lumberjack who becomes a boxer, and he has much success, but then he learns that many of his wins were paid for, and he quits rather than stay in such a dishonest profession) starring Albert Prejean, Yves Montand, Suzanne Dehelly, Yves Deniaud, and Danielle Godet. Note that Yves Montand had a minor movie role when he was 20, but then World War II started. He had two minor roles in 1946, but then had this starring role in 1948, which started him on a very long and successful career! Also note that this movie was made one year before The Set Up, and 8 years before The Harder They Fall, two boxing movies with very similar plot lines, and it predates both of them, and one suspects the screenwriters of those movies were familiar with this movie! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Vladimir Gavrilovich Kononov Important Added Info: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning! Also note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good to very good. The poster has a few creases and tears of varying lengths (approximately 1" or less) along portions of some edges mostly at left. It is otherwise in pretty nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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