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Auction History Result 5p239 CHAMPION linen Italian 2p '49 Geleng art of boxer Kirk Douglas & Maxwell, boxing classic! Date Sold 3/3/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian Two-Panel (known in Italy as a "4 Fogli") Movie Poster (2p; measures 55" x 78" [140 x 198 cm]) (Learn More) Ring Lardner's Champion, the classic 1949 Mark Robson family relationship romantic boxing sports crime film noir ("Fighting or loving he was the 'Champion'"; "Kiss by kiss... Blow by blow..."; "Every woman goes for a Champion"; about the rise and fall of a boxing champion; "From the story by Ring Lardner") starring Kirk Douglas (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; which is perhaps his finest performance!), Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, and Lola Albright NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Rinaldo Geleng Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had pinholes and tiny tears around the edges of the poster, with some small areas of paper loss in the borders. It had some stains in the bottom edge of the poster. It had some tiny paper loss at the crossfolds and minor wear on the foldlines. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above (a talented restorer could touch them up without re-backing the poster). Learn More about condition grades 
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