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Auction History Result 4p0205 CITIZEN KANE signed Polish 27x39 1948 by Orson Welles, uber rare 1st release, Tomaszewski art Date Sold 6/9/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1948 (from the first release of this movie in Poland) Vintage Theatrical Folded Autographed Polish Movie Poster (measures 27" x 39" [69 x 99 cm]) (Learn More) Citizen Kane, the classic 1941 Orson Welles (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) biographical newspaper journalism melodrama ("Some called him a hero... Others called him a heel"; "It's Terrific!"; loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; many people consider it the finest movie ever made) starring Orson Welles (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Charles Foster Kane), with the members of Welles' "Mercury Actors", who had previously acted with him on stage, Joseph Cotten (as Jedediah Leland), Dorothy Comingore (as Susan Alexander Kane), Everett Sloane (as Mr. Bernstein), Ray Collins (as Jim W. Gettys), George Coulouris (as Walter Parks Thatcher), Agnes Moorehead (as Mary Kane, Kane's mother), Paul Stewart (as Raymond), Ruth Warrick (as Emily Monroe Norton Kane), Erskine Sanford (as Herbert Carter), William Alland (as Jerry Thompson), Fortunio Bonanova (as Signor Matiste), Buddy Swan (as Kane at age 8), Harry Shannon (as Kane's father), and Alan Ladd (in one of his early incredibly tiny parts, but he does have a single speaking line!) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Henryk Tomaszewski Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been personally autographed (signed) by Orson Welles! Our consignor is in the movie business and he obtained this autograph in person, and it is personalized to him. He does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we are certain the signature is authentic. Note that the 1957 re-release Polish poster (which we have only auctioned once before) uses the same art from this 1948 first Polish release (but the re-release lacks the RKO information), and that re-release poster auctioned for $490, and of course, that was a re-release, while this is the even more rare first release from 1948, which we have never auctioned before! As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. Condition: good. The poster has a 6" irregular tear in the upper left border, extending through the bottom of the "K", but there is almost no paper loss. There is tiny separation at the top two crossfolds, with tiny paper loss at the top crossfold. There are small tears in the left of the top fold, and some creases and partial extra folds along the rest of the folds. There are some small tears and very tiny paper loss in the borders, with a few tiny brown stains scattered in the poster. Someone once put tape on the back of the tear in the upper left, and also a small piece of tape on the back of three other border tears, and some of that tape has bled through to the front. After linenbacking by a talented professional, this extremely rare poster will display wonderfully (and of course, it is also signed by Orson Welles!). Learn More about condition grades 
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