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Auction History Result 3m245 CLEOPATRA roadshow 3sh '63 Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Terpning art Date Sold 10/29/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 84" [104 x 213 cm]) (Learn More) Joseph Mankiewicz's Cleopatra, the 1963 (while it was in limited released in the U.S. in 1963, it did not go into general release in the U.S. until 1964, so the posters all have 1964 dating on them) Joseph L. Mankiewicz English/Swiss/U.S. Egypt historical romantic pseudo-biography epic ("The No1 of all time"; "See Cleopatra triumphant entry into Rome!"; "See the thrilling battle of Actium!"; "See the brutal assassination of Caesar!"; "See the love affairs that destroyed an empire!"; "See the victorious Roman army occupy Cleopatra's Empire"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; based on the novel by Carlo Mario Franzero) starring Elizabeth Taylor (in the title role as Cleopatra), Richard Burton ("as Mark Antony"), Rex Harrison (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; "as Julius Caesar"), Pamela Brown, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Cesare Danova, Kenneth Haigh (as Brutus), Roddy McDowall (as Octavian), Loris Loddi, and Francesca Annis. Note that this epic production created epic problems for 20th Century-Fox! Huge salaries and many production delays caused the budget for the movie to soar to then record heights, and it almost bankrupted the studio! Initially, Peter Finch was cast as Julius Caesar and Stephen Boyd as "Mark Antony", and this trade ad, which was released at the very start of production, has them billed under Elizabeth Taylor. But during filming in England, she became ill, and production had to be halted, since she was in virtually every scene of the movie. Director Rouben Mamoulian quit to work on another project, and so did Peter Finch and Stephen Boyd, who had to quit due to prior commitments for other movies, and they were of course replaced by Rex Harrison and Richard Burton. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Howard Terpning Important Added Info: Note that this is the "roadshow" three-sheet for this movie (it had "TODD-AO" in the center, but it was covered over on this particular poster, because it was later reused for a non-roadshow release). Also note that the poster measures 41" x 84", not 41" x 81". This was something that studios were experimenting with at this time, and several titles were made that size. The experiment was likely abandoned due to complaints by movie theaters that put the posters into three-sheet frames, and these slightly oversized posters didn't fit! Also note that this three-sheet was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Condition: fair to good. Someone decided to cover over the "TODD-AO" at the center of the poster (no doubt because they were later reusing it during a showing that was not in Todd-AO). They first painted over that area with white paint, and then, likely because it still showed through, they glued paper on top of that area. It might be difficult or expensive to remove both the snipe and the paint, and it might then require paint touch up in that area. Otherwise, the poster has many pinholes in the corners and fold and border wear, with a few faint water stains scattered in the poster. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept its defects described above or are willing to pay to have them properly restored. Learn More about condition grades 
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