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Auction History Result M188 DRIVE FOR PEACE linen Polish movie poster '52 cool bicycle art! Date Sold 4/27/2004Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Polish Movie Poster (measures approximately 26 1/2" x 38") (Learn More) Wyscig Pokoju (literally translates to "Peace Race"), the 1952 Joris Ivens Polish bicycle cyclist sports documentary narrated by Andrzej Lapicki. Note that the Peace Race was an annual multiple stage bicycle race held in the Eastern Bloc states of Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Poland. Maintained by three Communist party newspapers (Rude Pravo, Neues Deutschland, and Trybuna Ludu), it was dubbed to be the "world's biggest amateur cycling race" and "Tour de France of the East". It was first organized in 1948 with the intent of relieving tensions existing between Central European countries following the interwar period and World War II (WWII). Following the fall of Communism in 1989, the Peace Race was no longer state-sponsored and organizers faced trouble with gathering funds, and the event was last held in 2006. Artist: Julian Palka/Zbigniew Kaja Important Added Info: This Polish poster measures approximately 26 1/2" x 38" and is linenbacked. Note that this is a rare country of origin poster from this Polish movie! Condition: very good. This poster was linenbacked, and the restorer did a good job, but you can see signs of the restoration from inches away (since most people look at posters framed on a wall from at least a few feet away, we don't feel this is a defect, but we feel it should be noted). See below for this poster's pre-restoration condition (we are the only major auction company we know of that shares this information with our bidders, but we wish everyone did!). very good to fine. There are some creases and light smudges throughout the poster, but they are really not very noticeable or at all distracting. Learn More about condition grades 
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