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Auction History Result 5p121 WALLS OF MALAPAGA Italian 39x81 1949 Rene Clement's Le Mura di Malapaga, different art, rare! Date Sold 4/23/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded Italian Movie Poster (measures 39 1/4" x 80 1/2" [100 x 204 cm]) (Learn More) Le Mura di Malapaga (released in the U.S. in 1950 as "Walls of Malapaga"), the 1949 Rene Clement French/Italian romantic fugitive melodrama (about a French fugitive who arrives in Genoa, Italy, and is taken in by an Italian woman who happens to have a beautiful daughter, which greatly complicates things!) starring Isa Miranda, Jean Gabin, Vera Talchi, Andrea Checchi, and Robert Dalban. Note that the screenplay for this movie was co-written by Cesare Zavattini, legendary Italian screenwriter who had recently written the screenplay for The Bicycle Thief, and who would later make several more movies with Vittorio De Sica! Also note that the movie's stars Jean Gabin and Isa Miranda had gone to Hollywood during World War II, but after the war, they returned to their home countries, and they were paired in this movie, which is completely forgotten today, except by major film buffs. Given the stars, the screenwriter, and the director, we can't imagine it is not well worth watching, but we have not seen it (although we would like to!). 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 poster, which is a "country of origin" poster for this partially Italian movie! Also note that this Italian poster is similar to a U.S. three-sheet, both in size, and because it was printed in 2 sections designed to overlap (one larger and one smaller, but it is a HORIZONTAL poster, and not vertical). Also note that Italian posters from right after World War II to the mid 1950s are among the most rare posters there are, and they were almost all not the standard Italian sizes that became standard after this time (the 39x55 one-panel, the 55x78 two-panel, etc). Condition: good. Learn More about condition grades 
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