eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 7f405 FOUR FEATHERS map back Belgian 11x15 '40s Zoltan Korda directed epic, Ralph Richardson! Date Sold 3/7/2013Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1940s; from the first Belgian release) Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Belgian Movie Poster (measures 11" x 15" [28 x 38 cm]) (Learn More) Four Feathers, the 1939 Zoltan Korda English epic desert military cavalry war adventure thriller ("8,000 savage dervishes roar down the screen in violent onslaught!"; "Every emotion the screen can ever give you... all in one Magnificent picture!"; "7,200 seconds of breathless entertainment.. and every one of them packed with flesh-and-blood excitement!"; "From the novel by A.E.W. Mason"; produced by Alexander Korda; about a British army officer who must make up for his cowardice by helping his friends; a re-make of the 1929 movie of the same name) starring Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith, John Clements, June Duprez, and Allan Jeayes. Note that June Duprez became a major star in England after the release of Alexander Korda's "The Thief of Bagdad" in 1940. She went to Hollywood, but her agent thought she was a major star and wanted $50,000 per movie for her, and that priced her out of the market, so she only made a handful of movies. She then acted on Broadway for a while, and then married and returned to England. 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: This poster is printed on the back of part of another poster! Why is this? During World War II, there were massive paper shortages in Belgium. Where Belgian movie posters had previously been approximately 23" x 32", there was such a shortage of paper that not only did they often have to print them on the back of other posters or maps, but during World War II, the size of the posters shrank dramatically, with some of them as small as 11" x 15". This situation continued even after World War II, until around 1946 or 1947, when they began making Belgian movie posters in a size of roughly 14" x 22", which became the standard size, and continued for decades! The posters like these that are from during World War II or immediately after, and which are printed in a small size (often on the back of other posters or maps) are INCREDIBLY rare (surely they did not print many, and surely many of them were soon recycled themselves! Note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 11" x 15" [28 x 38 cm]. Also note 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. A small amount has been trimmed from the top edge of the poster. There is light writing on the front of the poster at right. There are some minor creases and smudges scattered throughout the poster and there are a few pin holes around the edges. Learn More about condition grades
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