eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 4b264 MISFITS Italian 1p 1961 best art of Marilyn Monroe, Gable & Clift, John Huston, ultra rare! Date Sold 2/19/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian One-Panel (known in Italy as a "2 Fogli") Movie Poster (1p; measures 37" x 53" [94 x 135 cm]) (Learn More) The Misfits, the 1961 John Huston modern-day romantic cowboy western ("It shouts and sings with life... explodes with love!"; "Never again will the screen hold such excitement!"; "The world's greatest photographers shoot 'the Misfits'!"; with a screenplay by Arthur Miller) starring Clark Gable (in his last film), Marilyn Monroe (in her last completed film), Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, Eli Wallach, and James Barton (in his last film). Note that Arthur Miller was at the time married to Monroe, but the marriage fell apart during filming. He began to see Inge Morath, a photographer documenting production of this film, and she later became his third and final wife. Also note that Clark Gable went on a crash diet before production started, losing 35 pounds. His health was already precarious, and he hated working with Marilyn Monroe, who could not remember her lines and did not show up on time, which aggravated his condition, and he suffered from a coronary thrombosis the day after shooting finished, dying ten days later. He was 59. 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: Note that we have never before auctioned this Italian one-panel! Also note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 37" x 53" [94 x 135 cm]. Condition: fair. Many years ago, someone took this poster, which had its borders trimmed, and had lots of pinholes, tape stains, and areas of paper loss around the edges, along with other defects, and they had it mounted onto a thin linen backing. Either before or after it was backed, it was displayed and darkened throughout, and there are also some scattered small stains throughout. Someone took the poster and folded it, even though it was linenbacked. Obviously, this extremely rare poster can be "rescued" by a talented restorer (first removing it from the old linen, then bleaching it, then performing restoration after it is put on new linen), but bear all this in mind before bidding on this poster (and obviously, one would prefer to find an example in better condition, but we have never auctioned it before, and that might be an extremely long wait!). Learn More about condition grades
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