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7a0230 WOMAN OF THE RIVER linen 40x60 1956 great art of sexy Sophia Loren, who is all woman, rare!

Date Sold 8/4/2024
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An Original 1956 Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Forty by Sixty Movie Poster (40x60; measures 40" x 60" [102 x 152 cm]) (Learn More)

La Donna del Fiume (released in the U.S. in 1956 as "Woman of the River"), the 1954 Mario Soldati Italian/French crime melodrama ("Sophia Loren is all woman in Woman of the River") starring Sophia Loren ("The anAtomic Bomb from Italy"), Gerard Oury, Lise Bourdin, Rik Battaglia, Giorgio Bassani, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Florestano Vancini, Antonio Altoviti, and Mario Soldati. Note that this is one of the many early movies that Sophia Loren appeared in in the early 1950s. After it was released in 1954, she did not gain widespread international notice until the following year, and it was not until 1956 that this was released in the U.S., as "Woman of the River". After she became a superstar in 1957 with "Boy on a Dolphin", the movie was released again in the U.S. So there are both 1956 and 1957 U.S. posters from this movie, and it had an entirely different ad campaign each time!
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Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this poster (we auctioned one of those two examples twice)! Note that this very sexy image of Sophia Loren was NOT used on the regular posters (including the one-sheet) when the movie was first released in the U.S. in 1956, but was solely used on this 40x60. When the movie was re-released a year later (see above), the new 1957 re-release one-sheet was based on this image, because the new ad campaign focused almost entirely on sexy Sophia Loren! But this is the only 1956 poster we are aware of with this great sexy image and tagline.

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was never folded. It had small tears, smudges, and slight darkening around the edges, with a few smudges and scuffs scattered in the background areas. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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