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Auction History Result 1w014 GODFATHER linen Italian 1p '72 incredibly rare first release with great different Brando art! Date Sold 9/18/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian One-Panel (known in Italy as a "2 Fogli") Movie Poster (1p; measures 39" x 55" [99 x 140 cm]) (Learn More) The Godfather, the classic 1972 Francis Ford Coppola (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Mafia gangster organized crime family relationship epic ("'The Godfather' is now a movie."; "Based on Mario Puzo's Novel 'The Godfather'"; "Screenplay by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola"; winner of the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Marlon Brando (winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Don Vito Corleone), Al Pacino (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Michael Corleone), James Caan (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Sonny Corleone), Richard Castellano (as Clemenza), Robert Duvall (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Tom Hagen), Sterling Hayden (as Captain McCluskey), John Marley (as Jack Woltz, the movie producer who wakes up with the horse's head!), Richard Conte (as Barzini), Diane Keaton (as Kay Corleone), Abe Vigoda (as Tessio), Talia Shire (as Connie Corleone), John Cazale (as Fredo Corleone), Alex Rocco (as Moe Greene), Gianni Russo (as Carlo), Al Martino (as Johnny Fontane), Morgana King (as Mama Corleone), Lenny Montana (as Luca Brasi), John Martino (as Paulie), Salvatore Corsitto (as the undertaker Bonasera), Al Lettieri (as Sollozzo), and Simonetta Stefanelli (as Apollonia Vitelli Corleone, Michael's Italian wife) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: S. Neil Fujita (marionette logo) Important Added Info: Note that this is the extremely rare first release Italian one-panel poster from this classic movie. The poster was re-released a few years later (likely between 1977 and 1980), and a virtually identical poster was printed (but a credit was added for the Italian actress who played Apollonia), and also that poster has different printer information. This first re-release poster has often been mistakenly sold as being from the first release, including by us. There is also a second re-release poster (likely from the 1980s), with no printer information at the bottom left (and that same added credit), and that too has often been mistakenly sold as being from the first release. But this is the very first time we have ever auctioned the very first release Italian one-panel! 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. The poster had creases, tears, and tiny bits of paper loss on parts of some foldlines and minor border wear. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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