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Auction History Result 1g001 GRAND ILLUSION linen Italian 53x54 '46 Jean Renoir, wonderful different art by Enrico De Seta! Date Sold 4/5/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Undated (likely 1946; from the first Italian release of this movie) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian Movie Poster (measures 52 1/2" x 54 1/4" [133 x 138 cm]) (Learn More) La Grande Illusion (released in the U.S. in 1938 as "Grand Illusion"), the classic 1937 Jean Renoir French France Germany World War I (WWI) anti-war military prisoner of war (POW) melodrama (nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; many people rightfully consider this movie to be one of the handful of absolute finest movies ever made!) starring Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette (billed as "Carette"), Gaston Modot (billed as "Modot"), Georges Peclet (billed as "Peclet"), Marcel Dalio (billed as "Dalio"), and Jean Daste (billed as "Daste"). Note that this is also the rare case of a great movie that was recognized as being truly great right after it was made. It was the first foreign film ever to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, and it certainly deserved to win! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Enrico De Seta Important Added Info: Note that this was a 2-panel poster, with the two sections overlapping (the bottom section is where the title is, and is much smaller than the top section). The owner of this poster had it linenbacked, with the two sections joined together as intended. Note that this is an unusual almost square Italian size (early Italian posters were sometimes unusual sizes like this one, but by the late 1940s, larger Italian posters became much more standard, with most measuring 39" x 55" and 55" x 78"). Also note that it is difficult to accurately date Italian posters, and some unmarked re-release posters can be extremely difficult to distinguish from first releases, so please bear that in mind before you place a bid. We used our best information to date this poster, but we can't always guarantee that the Italian posters we sell are not from an unmarked re-release, but this will only prove to be true in a very tiny number of cases. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster had minor wear on the foldlines and some very tiny tears and paper loss in the edges of the blank borders. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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