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Auction History Result 3h536 MARIA ILONA von Heute German program 1939 Paula Wessely, Geza Von Bolvary, forbidden! Date Sold 1/7/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage German Film Program (measures 7 3/4" x 9" [20 x 23 cm]; 6 pages) (Learn More) Maria Ilona, the 1939 (released in the U.S. in 1940) Geza Von Bolvary German historical romantic melodrama (about a Hungarian woman who helps the Austrian government put down a revolution, but then she becomes disenchanted with the changes in the Austrian government; the movie is based on a real woman, but it is only partially historically accurate) starring Paula Wessely (in the title role as Maria Ilona von Wolkersdorf), Willy Birgel, Paul Horbiger, Hedwig Bleibtreu, and Hermann Brix (NOT Bruce Bennett, whose actual name was Herman with one "n" Brix!; note that Bruce Bennett acted under his real name of Herman Brix until 1938, and then changed it to "Bruce Bennett", no doubt due to THIS Hermann Brix, who started acting in 1939). Note that this is a "forbidden" movie (likely because of the participation of Willy Birgel, who had appeared in several Nazi propaganda movies, and was banned from acting in any movies until 1947). This refers to around 60 movies that were made in Germany between 1933 and 1945, during the time the Nazis were in power in Germany. These movies are considered to be propaganda movies, which glorify the Nazi regime and their ideals. Immediately after World War II, a list of over 100 movies that were made between 1933 and 1945 was created, and those movies were not allowed to be shown at any time in Germany or Austria. Over the next decade, around 60 of those movies (including this one) were taken off the list so that they are allowed to be shown (but rarely are), and those movies are known as "forbidden movies", because even though they can now be shown, they could not be shown at all in the years right after World War II. The remaining 40 or so movies are known as "conditional" movies, because they are still not allowed to be shown in Germany or Austria, even in the present day, with the sole exception being when they are shown in an educational context, like at a university, and a speaker talks before and after the movie. All of the "forbidden" movies and "conditional" movies glorify Nazism in some respect, or they were created by directors or featured actors who were prominently associated with the Nazi party. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" item for this German movie! Note that this program was published by Das Programm von Heute, a different type of program that is far more rare than the regularly seen German programs. The program has six pages, but it is printed on a large single sheet that is tri-folded (we have photographed both sides of the program completely unfolded). Condition: good to very good. There are four small diagonal razor cuts in the front cover. This is NOT a defect, because these programs were distributed with "Ross autograph cards", which would be inserted into the slits, and then given out at showings where that star appeared in person, and the attendees could try to get that star's autograph on the card. This program does NOT have a Ross autograph card (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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