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Auction History Result 1y001 KING KONG Belgian Congo 39x52 R40s great Anel art of giant ape over New York Skyline! Date Sold 9/23/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1940s) Re-release Vintage Theatrical Kraftbacked Folded Belgian Congo Movie Poster (measures 38 1/2" x 51 1/2" [98 x 131 cm]) (Learn More) King Kong, the classic 1933 Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack Africa New York City giant ape fantasy romantic love triangle adventure horror thriller ("'The most awesome thriller of all time' the one and only"; "Not beast.. Not human.... Not devil.. But all three magnified! Raging.. Roaring.. Crushing.. Killing.."; "Strangest story ever conceived by man!"; "Out-leaping the maddest imaginings! Out-thrilling the wildest thrills!"; "See the living, fighting monsters of Creation's dawn rediscovered in the world today!"; "See the death-fight between giant ape and prehistoric dinosaur... the most amazing combat since the world began!"; "See the ape as big as a battleship wrecking New York!"; "Unique..! Thrilling! Startling!"; "From an idea conceived by Edgar Wallace & Merian C. Cooper"; based on the story by Edgar Wallace, with incredible special effects by Willis O'Brien) starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong (as Carl Denham), Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, and Sam Hardy NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Anel Important Added Info: Note that this is a fascinating poster! We have previously auctioned a poster that measures 27 1/2" x 39 1/2" and looks like a very large Belgian poster, but it has an emblem in the top left corner that has a map of Africa, and we have been told that it is a poster for the release of this movie in the Belgian Congo (probably a re-release from the 1950s). But THIS poster (which we have never seen before) has the same emblem in the top left, but was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap, and measures 38 1/2" x 51 1/2"! It has artwork that clearly predates the other poster, and we are guessing that it is from the 1940s, and it certainly could be from the first release there, but given how popular this movie was, we would suspect it is a re-release. We certainly wish the poster was in far better condition, but it "is what it is"! If anyone knows more about this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Also note that this poster has been kraftbacked, which means it was backed onto a brown paper soon after it was printed (this process is called "kraft-backing", and posters with it are called "kraft-backed"). One could have it professionally removed from the kraft paper and linenbacked, and it would look great! Condition: fair. The poster was printed in two sections and then mounted onto brown kraft paper so that it is on a single sheet (this was surely done right when the movie was released, as a way of preserving the poster from theater to theater). But the poster has REALLY major defects, as seen in our image. There are many pinholes, tears, and paper loss around the edges, and some scattered throughout the image, with many creases, scuffs, and stains as well. But in spite of all these defects, the poster is surely worth rescuing, because we have never seen it before, and it has a wonderful image. But please read our description above and look at our super-sized image before placing a bid on this poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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