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Auction History Result 5a1076 SORROW & THE PITY linen 1/2sh 1971 Ophuls classic WWII documentary, swastika in eye art, rare! Date Sold 9/3/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Le Chagrin et la Pitie (released in the U.S. as "The Sorrow and the Pity: Chronicle of a French City Under the Occupation"), the classic 1971 Marcel Ophuls (the son of director Max Ophuls) French/Swiss/German World War II (WWII) historical documentary (about French collaboration with Nazi Germany when they were occupied during World War II) featuring interviews by Marcel Ophuls with Frenchmen who lived through World War II, including Georges Bidault, Raphael Geminiani, Charles Braun, Henri Rochat, and Marius Klein. Note that the film runs a massive 251 minutes (and this was classically parodied in "Annie Hall", where obsessive compulsive Woody Allen can't go into the movie a few minutes after it started!). 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 we have only previously auctioned one example of this poster, and that was 21 years ago! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny creases and tiny bits of paper loss on both folds, with a 1/2" vertical tear in the left of the horizontal fold. It had some smudges around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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