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Auction History Result 5r0055 BEHIND THE GERMAN LINES style A 1/2sh 1928 WWI, actually photographed on the battlefields, ultra rare! Date Sold 9/3/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Style A Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Behind the German Lines, the 1928 German silent World War I (WWI) documentary ("Actually photographed on the battlefields of the Great War."; it was a combination of lots of actual wartime newsreel footage, with a few studio shot scenes to bridge in between the newsreel footage). In 1928, UFA, the giant German film company, made a 3-part film called "The World War as Seen Through German Spectacles" (each part was 2 hours long, and apparently it was released in the U.S. in 5 parts that same year). That series was done with the cooperation of the German government, and therefore, it was very pro-German, presenting the "German view" of World War I. Later that same year, UFA followed that up with this movie, but this documentary was not sanctioned by the government, so it gave a more even view of the war. If anyone knows more about this movie, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that movie paper from the first UFA documentary seems to be virtually nonexistent (we have never auctioned any), and movie paper from this second UFA documentary is almost as rare (we have auctioned a single half-sheet and a single window card, and nothing else)! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this half-sheet, and that was five years ago, and that was the ONLY movie paper item from this movie we have ever auctioned! Also note that because this poster is fragile, we don't want to roll the poster prior to mailing, because we believe that rolling it could cause it to become creased or cause other damage that would lessen its condition and we will sent it in a large flat package. If you specifically request it, we will roll this poster, but the new buyer will have to accept responsibility if there is any damage caused by rolling it. Condition: very good. The poster was never folded, but it was once lightly partially creased down the left, 5" from the left border (it is pretty faint). The poster also has paper loss in the left border and in the bottom of the left border, but solely in the blank borders. Other than the above defects, the poster is in exceptional condition, with very bright colors. One could certainly display it and matte over the blank borders and then no one would know it had defects, or one might choose to have restoration performed, but either way, the new owner will have an exceptionally rare poster to display on their walls! Learn More about condition grades 
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