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Auction History Result 6s160 ALAMO linen German '61 different art of John Wayne, Richard Widmark & Harvey by Rolf Goetze! Date Sold 12/4/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1961 (from the first release of this movie in Germany) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked German "A1" Movie Poster (measures 23" x 33" [58 x 84 cm]) (Learn More) The Alamo, the 1960 John Wayne Texas War of Independence cowboy western ("The screen's 12 million dollar spectacle! thousands in the cast! years in the making!"; "It took years to make... it cost $12,000,000 ...it will be remembered forever!"; "The mission that became a fortress... The fortress that became a shrine..."; "Mammoth thousands upon thousands in the cast!... 12 million dollars poured into its filming ...years in the making!"; "You'll Remember The Vast Armies Avalanching Across Mountain And Plain! You'll Remember The Awesome Siege of the Cannon! You'll Remember The Stand Of The 156 Men Against 7,000! You'll Remember Davy Crockett Standing On the Ramparts! You'll Remember The Daring Raid Into the Heart Of The Enemy Camp! You'll Remember The Unsung Exploit Of The Midnight Courier! You'll Remember The Charge of the Scarlet Plumes!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring John Wayne ("as Colonel David Crockett", better known as Davy Crockett), Richard Widmark ("as Colonel James Bowie"), Laurence Harvey ("as Colonel Wm. Barret Travis"), Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film), Joseph Calleia, and Richard Boone (billed as "Guest Star Richard Boone"). Note that this movie was first announced by Republic Pictures in 1950, starring John Wayne, but for various reasons, the movie was never made at that time. Finally, Wayne was able to get it made (with himself as the director) a full decade later! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Rolf Goetze Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had a "IN TODD-AO" in the black background below the left of the red "A" in the title area, and it was partially blacked out (of course by a theater that was not showing the movie in Todd-AO). It also had tiny paper loss at the crossfolds. It was folded an extra time 4" from the top of the poster. There was a water stain in the top left corner slightly extending into the edge of the black background, with some creases and scuffs in the solid black areas, and some tears in the borders. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was backed onto a thin linen with no restoration, and it could either be displayed as it is, or it could be properly re-backed by a talented professional (I don't know if the marking that covers the "IN TODD-AO" could be removed, or if that area would need to be repainted). Learn More about condition grades 
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