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Auction History Result 7z880 THIEVES' HIGHWAY 1sh '49 art of trucker Richard Conte & Valentina Cortese, Jules Dassin Date Sold 6/23/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Thieves' Highway, the 1949 Jules Dassin post-World War II (WWII) truck-driving romantic love triangle crime film noir ("When these two meet - somebody's bound to get hurt!!!"; "You need a friend, strong man - and I'm friendly!"; "Screen Play by A.I. Bezzerides - Based on his novel 'Thieves' Market'"; about a veteran who returns from the war and his truck driving father has been maimed, and he becomes a truck driver himself to find the people responsible) starring Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese (billed as "Valentina Cortesa"), Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Tamara Shayne, Kasia Orzazewski, Norbert Schiller, and Hope Emerson. Note director Jules Dassin had started by making patriotic anti-Nazi movies during World War II, and after the war, he would make some great film noirs, and then he made his greatest movie, "Du rififi chez les hommes", in 1955, "Never on Sunday" in 1960, and "Topkapi" in 1962. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: fair. The poster is in much lesser condition. There are several defects scattered along the edges and foldlines/crossfolds and there are several significant areas of foldline and/or crossfold separation. Many of the defects have been repaired with tape from the back that may bleed through to the front and some are on the front (as is the case with the large tear at left). The poster is very fragile and somewhat difficult to handle. Please see our super-sized image to get a good sense of the condition of this item prior to placing a bid and please do not bid unless you can accept the defects described above, or you are willing to pay to have them properly restored. Learn More about condition grades 
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