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Auction History Result 1a212 LA STRADA linen Spanish '57 Federico Fellini, Anthony Quinn, Giuliano Nistri art! Date Sold 4/29/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1957 (from the first release of this movie in Spain) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Spanish Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27 3/4" x 37" [70 x 94 cm]) (Learn More) La Strada (released in the U.S. in 1956 as "La Strada [The Road]"), the 1954 Federico Fellini Italian romantic love triangle circus melodrama ("Filmed in Italy - Where it happened! In English!"; Academy Award Winner 'Best Foreign Picture'; about a brutish strongman in a traveling circus, who virtually buys a young woman to work as his assistant, and they have a complicated relationship, which is even more complicated by a handsome trapeze performer they run into) starring Anthony Quinn (billed as "Academy Award Winner Anthony Quinn"), Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini, and Gustavo Giorgi. Note that Fellini had been a screenwriter since 1942 and a director since 1950, with great success, but it was THIS movie which gave him worldwide acclaim and started him on his road to being one of the world's greatest directors. This movie is considered his first masterpiece, and along with La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2, it is one of the movies that he is best remembered for! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Giuliano Nistri Important Added Info: Note that this Spanish one-sheet measures 27 3/4" x 37" [70 x 94 cm]. What IS linenbacking? Learn More UPDATED 04/24/2012: Note that knowledgeable collectors have pointed out that this is a 1950s first release Spanish poster (that uses the art from the Italian first release poster) and NOT a 1960 Italian re-release as we initially listed. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor wear on the foldlines. There were thumb tack holes around the edges and one in the center of the poster. There were a few stains and small tears in the borders, with paper loss in the top left blank corner, caused by rough removal of the pins. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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