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Auction History Result 9k0179 TRAPEZE British quad 1956 circus art of Lancaster, Gina Lollobrigida & Curtis, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/5/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded British Quad Movie Poster (BQ; Quad Crown; measures 30" x 40" [76 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Trapeze, the 1956 Carol Reed romantic love triangle circus-performer high wire big top thriller ("The wonder show of the world!"; "It Happens There In Mid-Air... In All Its Fire, Flesh And Fury!"; "High high high above them all! ...In excitement! ...in spectacle! ...in fire, flesh and fury!"; based on the novel by Max Catto) starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, John Puleo, and Minor Watson. Note that star Burt Lancaster had been a circus performer for several years prior to becoming an actor, and he had done both trapeze and high wire stunts in the circus, and he is supposed to have done almost all of his own stunts in this movie! Also note that the movie has the characters attempting to perform a "triple" which they say had only been performed by a small number of people. In actuality, trapeze artists at the time tried to do quadruple jumps, but they couldn't have used that in the movie because it was so difficult to perform! 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: Note that this is an extremely rare poster. We have only auctioned one in all our years of auctioning and that was in 2009! Note also that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Condition: good. The poster is very lightly rippled mainly in the areas at left and right from the edge to the crossfolds. There is some slight discoloration in a few portions of the poster, but it is mostly only noticeable on back. There are some extra folds along the horizontal folds and there are light creases along those folds. There is a 1 1/2" vertical tear with some small paper loss at the end of the title, and there is a similar tear to its left (which has no paper loss). There are a few creases and tiny tears near the upper right crossfold. Fortunately, in spite of the defects mentioned above the poster is colorful and otherwise generally in nice condition, and after proper linenbacking and restoration the very rare poster will display well, but of course bear in mind its defects and cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades 
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