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Auction History Result 6h493 ALEXANDER THE GREAT 3sh '56 Richard Burton, Frederic March as Philip of Macedonia! Date Sold 1/22/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81" [104 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) Alexander the Great, the 1956 Robert Rossen U.S./Spanish historical sword-and-sandal adventure epic ("The Colossus of motion pictures!"; "Peopled with a cast of thousands!"; "In preparation for over one decade! So mighty it staggers the imagination!"; "Conqueror of Conquerors!"; "Spectacle of Spectacles!"; "The colossus who conquered the world now..."; "...Yet he was flesh and blood! The world has never known another like him!"; "The Battles"; "The battle of Lilyria"; "The battle of Cheronea"; "The Rape of Olynthus"; "The battle of Granicus"; "The Infamies"; "The captured women of Miletus"; "The Assassination of Philip of Macedonia"; "The burning of the palace at Perspolis"; "The Spectacles"; "The mass marriage of thousands of Persian women"; "The human juggernaut of shield, sword and spear"; "The 11,000-mile route of conquest"; "The charge of the knife-studded chariots"; "The cutting of the Gordian Knot"; "The statued Agorra at Athens"; "The shrine of Zeus-Ammon"; "The decadent palace at Pella"; "The Awesome siege machines of Macedonia"; "Aristotle called him a poet, a dreamer --- His people called him a statesman and a warrior --- His enemies called him an illegitimate barbarian --- His women called him a great lover --- And he believed himself to be a god") starring Richard Burton (in the title role as Alexander), Fredric March (as Philip of Macedonia), Claire Bloom, Barry Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis, Danielle Darrieux (billed as "With the French Star Danielle Darrieux"), and Peter Cushing 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 three-sheet was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Also note that the theater that used this poster taped the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). Condition: fair. The theater that used this poster taped the pieces together before putting them on display (this is typical of many actual theater-used posters in multiple pieces). There are remnants of a snipe over the title area. There are many creases, several tears, and some areas of tiny paper loss along the foldlines that were on the outside when the poster was fully folded. There are some creases, smudges, and tiny tears on some foldlines, and some tiny paper loss at some crossfolds. There are many pinholes and tape around the edges. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept its defects described above or are willing to pay to have them properly restored! Learn More about condition grades 
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