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1s223 HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME linen Belgian 11x15 R47 Charles Laughton & Maureen O'Hara, Quasimodo!

Date Sold 9/14/2014
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An Undated (probably from 1947) Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Belgian Movie Poster (measures 11 1/2" x 15" [29 x 38 cm]) (Learn More)

Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the classic 1939 William Dieterle romantic love triangle horror melodrama ("Ten times a thousand thrills!"; "BIG beyond words! ...Wondrous beyond belief! ...Magnificent beyond compare!"; adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo) starring Charles Laughton (in the title role as Quasimodo, the hunchback), Cedric Hardwicke (billed as "Sir Cedric Hardwicke"; as Frollo), Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara (as Esmerelda), Edmond O'Brien (as Gringoire, the poet), Alan Marshal, Walter Hampden, Katharine Alexander, Harry Davenport, Helene Whitney, Katherine Alexander, George Zucco, Fritz Leiber, Etienne Girardot, Minna Gombell, Arthur Hohl, George Tobias, Rod La Rocque, and Spencer Charters. Note that this was a wonderful sound remake of the classic 1923 silent movie starring Lon Chaney Sr. and Patsy Ruth Miller in the lead roles.
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Important Added Info: Note that this is a 1947 re-release poster and NOT a 1947 first release as we had thought in the past. We have seen an image of an earlier Belgian poster which we believe is from the first release in 1940. The film came out in France in April of 1940 and we suspect that the same is true for Belgium. This was just a month before Germany invaded both countries and the first release posters would be incredibly rare. Also note that this poster is from right after World War II, and is printed in the smaller size, which was common in Belgium at that time, due to paper shortages (some of the posters were printed on the backs of maps or other posters). It may or may not have been trimmed (because while it has no blank top, and measures 11 1/2" x 15" [29 x 38 cm], some of the posters from Belgium at this time were not printed with blank tops, to conserve on paper). If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here.

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster may have had a blank top that was trimmed off (see above). It had a horizontal fold with minor wear on that fold, and marks in the lower right corner of the image, where a tax stamp was once attached. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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