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Auction History Result 3m051 LOVES OF PHARAOH insert '22 Ernst Lubitsch's last German movie, Egyptian Emil Jannings! Date Sold 9/6/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Insert Movie Poster (measures 14" x 36" [36 x 91 cm]) (Learn More) Das Weib des Pharao (released in the U.S. as "Loves of Pharaoh" and also as "Pharaoh's Wife"), the 1922 Ernst Lubitsch German silent Egyptian epic (a wild story of the King of Ethiopia going to the Pharaoh of Egypt and presenting him with a girl to take as one of his many wives, but instead, the Pharaoh wants a beautiful slave of the King's, but she is in love with someone else, and an entire war breaks out between the two countries; the movie was released in different versions in different countries, and in most countries, it had an unhappy ending, but American audiences insisted on a happy ending, and Lubitsch provided it!) starring Emil Jannings (as the Pharaoh), Harry Liedtke, Dagny Servaes, Paul Wegener (as the King of Ethiopia; best remembered as the co-director and star of the three German expressionist movies starring "The Golem", which he made in 1915, 1917 and 1920; the Golem is widely regarded as one of the first movie monsters, and likely had a strong influence on American horror movies!), and Lyda Salmonova. Note that when this German movie was released in the United States, Lubitsch's first name was "Americanized" to "Ernest", probably to help hide that it was a non-U.S. movie, or to prevent people from thinking his name was spelled incorrectly as "Ernst"! Note that the early 1920s saw a number of these great Biblical epics! Cecil B. DeMille made The Ten Commandments in 1923, and Michael Curtiz (then Mihaly Kertesz) made Sodom and Gomorrah in 1922, and Moon Over Israel in 1924 (both in Germany), which caused him to be recognized by Hollywood, and that is when he moved there. 1922 also saw this movie from Ernst Lubitsch, and THIS is what caused him to go to the United States and become Paramount's top director, starting in 1923! 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 3" tear in the upper right edge of the poster that has been repaired with conservation tape from the back and there are some 1 1/4" and smaller tears around the edges of the poster that have been repaired with clear tape from the back. There are scuff marks along the foldlines with some along the top horizontal fold that have been touched up with black marker (in the background areas at upper left and right). There is a tiny area of paper loss in the middle of the top blank border. Overall, the poster is in nice condition considering its age and it displays pretty well from a short distance away, but if one chose to have it restored it would look fantastic with little paint restoration needed! Learn More about condition grades 
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