eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9j233 SONG OF RUSSIA Danish '47 great romantic c/u art of Robert Taylor & Commie Susan Peters! Date Sold 8/23/2016Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1947 (from the first release of this movie in Denmark) Vintage Theatrical Folded Danish Movie Poster (measures 24 1/2" x 33 1/2" [62 x 85 cm]) (Learn More) Song of Russia, the 1944 Gregory Ratoff World War II (WWII) military romantic composer musical propaganda melodrama ("Flaming love story of an American!"; written, in part, by Edgar Ulmer; about an American going on a tour of Russia at the beginning of World War II, and falling in love, and get married [in a religious ceremony in Soviet Russia!], and Russia is presented as being a very happy place that is not much different from the U.S.!; then the Nazis invade Russia, and the girl joins the Resistance; the movie was primarily intended to convince Americans why they needed to strongly support Russia against Germany in World War II [MGM publicity said "it tells the story of the Russian people and the heroic defense of their native soil"], and later this movie was used as evidence against screenwriters Paul Jarrico and Richard Collins, who were both blacklisted as a result, while star Robert Taylor, who was an avid anti-Communist, stated that he had been forced to make the movie by MGM!) starring Robert Taylor, Susan Peters, John Hodiak, Robert Benchley, and Felix Bressart NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: very good. There is a Danish "Statens Filmcensur" censor ink pad stamp in one corner. Learn More about condition grades
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