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Auction History Result 6h0175 BECKET 1/2sh 1964 Richard Burton in the title role, Peter O'Toole as the King, rare! Date Sold 4/14/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Paperbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Becket, the 1964 Peter Glenville (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) English/U.S. medieval royalty melodrama ("Once again the screen explodes with rage, passion and greatness!"; "A taste for wine and women made them friends. A sudden clash made them man and martyr... which led to murder"; "The two most exciting stars of our time"; "A spectacular story of conflict and conspiracy... murder and madness... revelry and revenge... love and hate that changed the course of human history!"; "Based on the play 'Becket' by Jean Anouilh"; "Screenplay by Edward Anhalt"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Richard Burton (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role "as Becket"), Peter O'Toole (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; "as His King"; as King Henry II), John Gielgud (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, and Felix Aylmer 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 there were two styles of first release half-sheet created for this movie. We have previously auctioned many examples of one style, but we have only previously auctioned two examples of THIS style, and the last one was 16 years ago! Note that this poster has been paperbacked. What is paperbacking? This means the poster was backed onto a paper backing (acid-free), that is similar in feel to that of the original poster (except somewhat heavier). It is a similar process to linenbacking, except that most collectors use linenbacking for one-sheets and paperbacking for half-sheets, inserts, window cards, and lobby cards. Note that because this poster was paperbacked onto a thicker paper backing, it CAN'T be sent rolled (someone could conceivably roll it or try to do so, but we think it would have a strong chance of lessening its condition, so we will only send it in a very large flat package, unless the buyer insists, and then they would be responsible for any damage). What IS paperbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. Prior to paperbacking, the poster had separation in the bottom half of the vertical fold, with minor wear on the rest of the folds. It had some tears and paper loss in the borders. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to paperbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Note that the restorer left a tiny bit of excess paper around all four sides of the poster (they left a small border in order to protect the poster from handling damage, but they did not leave a larger border, to allow it to more easily fit in a frame). Learn More about condition grades 
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