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Auction History Result 6z0310 ALI BABA & THE FORTY THIEVES linen Belgian 1954 wonderful different images of Fernandel, rare! Date Sold 12/24/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Belgian Movie Poster (measures 14 3/4" x 21 1/2" [37 x 55 cm]) (Learn More) Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs (released in the U.S. as "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "Dance of Desire" [see below]), the 1954 Jacques Becker French Arabian Nights romantic crime comedy starring Fernandel (in the title role as Ali Baba), Samia Gamal, Dieter Borsche, Henri Vilbert, and Edouard Delmont. Note that while we can find U.S. newspaper articles about the filming of this movie, we can find no theater ads for it. This indicates that, if there was a U.S. release in the 1950s, it was very limited. When the film was released in the U.S. in 1960, it was titled "Dance of Desire" and marketed almost as a sexploitation movie, focusing on Samia Gamal and her "torrid dance" scenes! While the 1960 release could be the first U.S. release for this film, we'll list it as a re-release until we learn more. If anyone knows more about this movie, please e-mail us and we will post it here. 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 we have never before auctioned this Belgian poster! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had several extra unevenly spaced horizontal folds, with some creases and scuffs on parts of the folds. It had a blank top area that had been trimmed off, except for the distributor information at top left, and the top of the two letters that extended past the background. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. Someone backed the poster and added on blank paper to the top area, but it does not really match the color of the borders of the rest of the poster, so it is still noticeable (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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