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Auction History Result 7g041 LA BETE HUMAINE French 2p '38 Jean Renoir, Jean Gabin, Simone Simon Date Sold 3/10/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded French Two-Panel "Double Grande" Movie Poster (2p; measures 62 3/4" x 92 1/2" [159 x 235 cm]; printed in 2 pieces) (Learn More) La Bete Humaine, the 1938 (released in the U.S. in 1940) Jean Renoir French railroad train mental illness adultery romantic love triangle crime melodrama (based on the novel by Emile Zola; about a train engineer who witnesses the conductor killing his wife's lover on a train, but he says nothing because he wants the wife for himself, and he begins an affair with her, but she wants him to kill her husband so they can be together) starring Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux, Blanchette Brunoy, Gerard Landry, and Julien Carette 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: IMPORTANT! This is the original first release French two-panel poster from 1938. It has been overprinted with black in each corner where there was distributor information (and the distributor logo in the top right corner). We have been told two different explanations why this was done from two major French dealers. One said that it was done because the distributor "Discina" was Jewish, and when the movie was shown in France while it was occupied by the Nazis, the information relating to Discina was overprinted because of that reason. The other explanation is that the poster was reused in provincial areas of France, and was not distributed by Discina for those showings, so they overprinted the Discina information. Whichever explanation is correct, know that this IS the first release poster (and you can see what is under the overprinting, because it is not a dark black)! Note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this French movie! Also note that this poster measures 62 3/4" x 92 1/2" [159 x 235 cm], but it has not been trimmed. Finally, note that this French two-panel was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap. Condition: fair. The poster is extremely fragile and the poster is entirely separated into eight separate pieces, and there are separations, tiny tears, and tiny areas of paper loss on parts of many foldlines. The poster is certainly in URGENT need of expert restoration! However, the poster is mostly "all there", and after linenbacking by a talented professional, the poster will look great, and will likely not require all that much paint restoration within the image. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept its very significant defects and are willing to pay to have them properly restored! Learn More about condition grades 
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