eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2s113 JUAREZ linen Italian 1sh 1940s different Martinati art of Paul Muni & Bette Davis, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/10/2017Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Undated (likely 1947 or 1949, from the first release of this movie in Italy; see below) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 38 3/4" [69 x 98 cm]) (Learn More) Juarez ("WAR-EZZ"), the 1939 William Dieterle (this is one of five biographical movies Dieterle directed for Warner Bros) historical Mexico romantic biographical melodrama ("The screen's greatest triumph"; "Based on the play by Franz Werfel and the novel 'The Phantom Crown' by Bertita Harding"; about Mexican President Benito Juarez, and his leading the Mexican Revolution from Spain) starring Paul Muni (in the title role as Benito Juarez), Bette Davis (as Empress Carlota von Hapsburg), Brian Aherne (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Emperor Maximilian von Hapsburg), Claude Rains (as Emperor Louis Napoleon III), John Garfield (as Porfirio Diaz; in his fourth movie role!), Donald Crisp, Gale Sondergaard, Gilbert Roland, and Henry O'Neill. Note that this movie primarily focuses on the doomed romance of Maximilian and Carlotta, who were sent by Napoleon to rule Mexico, but because Paul Muni had a contract with Warner Bros that said that his character's name had to be in the title of the movie, the movie was called "Juarez" (and because Jack Warner was afraid that people would mispronounce this "strange" name, he had them add "WAR-EZZ" under the title to some posters!). Also note that Warner Bros cast then-red-hot young actor John Garfield in this movie, and they had him playing a Mexican general, even though he was only 26 and had a strong Brooklyn accent! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Luigi Martinati Important Added Info: Note that we feel certain this poster is from the first Italian release of this movie, but it is unclear whether that occurred in 1947 or 1949. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that Italian posters from the first few years after World War II are among the most rare posters there are! Apparently, there were still major paper shortages in Italy, and few posters were printed, and most were recycled. This is an extremely rare first release Italian poster, which we have never auctioned before! Also note that this Italian one-sheet measures 27" x 38 3/4" [69 x 98 cm]. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had small paper loss at the top and bottom crossfolds and small tears and small areas of paper loss in the top and bottom quarters of the vertical fold, and a lesser amount in the right half of the top horizontal fold, with much lesser wear on the rest of the folds, and pinholes and some faint stains around the edges, with darkening in the top quarter of the vertical fold. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades
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