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Auction History Result 4g263 ECSTASY 1sh R1944 Hedy Lamarr's early nudie the world is whispering about, banned until now! Date Sold 2/15/2018 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1944 Re-Release Theatrical Unfolded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 41" [71 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Ekstase (released in the U.S. in 1936 as "Ecstasy"), the 1933 Gustav Machaty Austrian/Czechoslovakian romantic melodrama ("Now! It can be shown!"; "The Most Talked of Picture in the World Today!"; "International prize winning motion picture"; "The most whispered about picture in the world..."; "A Bold Story of a Delicate Subject!"; "The Stark Naked Truth of a Woman's Desire for Love!"; "Daring! Revealing! Shocking!"; "Filmed in secrecy!"; "The naked truth of a woman's emotions laid bare!"; "Recommended for adults only!"; "When a woman's love is fulfilled!") starring Hedy Lamarr (billed as "Hedy Kiesler", which was her real name!), Aribert Mog, Zvonimir Rogoz, Leopold Kramer, Emil Jerman, and Pierre Nay. Note that Hedy Lamarr had made four previous movies in her native Austria before she appeared nude in this, her fifth movie, and created a worldwide sensation! She married a rich German manufacturer, who attempted to buy up all the prints of the movie, to no avail. In 1937, she divorced her husband and moved to Hollywood, where she was renamed Hedy Lamarr, and she immediately became a major star. She lived a long and eventful life, and entire books can (and have) been filled with her exploits! In 1940, when she was a major Hollywood star, "Ecstasy" was shown throughout the United States, mostly in midnight shows, and it continued to be shown throughout the 1940s and early 1950s in limited releases around the country. Some posters survive from some of those showings, but next-to-no original 1933 posters from any country are known to exist (because we are likely to never have first release posters, we have included the taglines from the re-releases in our description above, which we normally do not do). 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Info: Note that this notorious movie briefly played in the U.S. in a few large cities in 1936, but was then mostly withdrawn due to its nudity. Starting in 1940, after Hedy Lamarr achieved fame, the movie was given a widespread roadshow release. This one-sheet is from the 1944 re-release. This one-sheet, which is not studio-issued, was created at that time. It has the taglines "BANNED Until-Now!" and "The film the world is whispering about!". The poster might have had a printer name at the bottom that was trimmed off, or it might have been blank at the bottom (see our image). Note also that this one-sheet measures 28" x 41" [71 x 104 cm]. Condition: good to very good. The poster has several tears of varying lengths around the edges. Certainly a competent restorer could repair the defects described above, but please bear in mind the cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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