eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 7p245 RICHARD III linen English 1/2sh 1954 star/director Laurence Olivier, rare country of origin! Date Sold 6/20/2017Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked English Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures approximately 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More) Richard III, the 1955 (released in the U.S. in 1956) Laurence Olivier English historical royalty romantic tragedy melodrama ("The Hunchback King whose lust for power brings death to all"; based on the play "by William Shakespeare") starring John Gielgud ("as Clarence"), Claire Bloom ("as Lady Anne"), Ralph Richardson ("as Buckingham"), Alec Clunes, Cedric Hardwicke ("as King Edward IV"), Stanley Baker, Laurence Naismith, Norman Wooland, Mary Kerridge, Pamela Brown, Helen Haye, John Laurie, Esmond Knight, and Laurence Olivier (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role "as Richard III") 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 this is an extremely rare poster! We have never auctioned one in all our years of auctioning. Also note that this is a "country of origin" poster for this English movie! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good. The poster had creases and tiny bits of paper loss on both folds. There was a 6" irregular tear in the middle right that went into the top of Olivier's head and hair. There were tears scattered across the middle of the poster 2" below the horizontal fold. There were pinholes, tears, and paper loss around the edges. Overall, the poster was in good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but you can clearly see signs of the above defects and the restoration of the above defects. Learn More about condition grades
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