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Auction History Result 2a097 SILENCE OF THE SEA linen French 1p 1949 Jean-Pierre Melville, Gid art of faceless Nazi, rare! Date Sold 12/8/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked French One-Panel "Grande" Movie Poster (1p; measures 46 1/4" x 61 3/4" [117 x 157 cm]) (Learn More) Le Silence de la Mer (released in English-speaking countries as "Silence of the Sea"), the classic 1949 Jean-Pierre Melville French World War II (WWII) France Nazi occupation melodrama (based on the novel by Vercors; a fascinating movie about a Nazi officer who is given the house of a wealthy French uncle and niece to live in during the occupation of France; they comply with him living in their house, but they silently protest by completely refusing to speak to him, but he has his own reverse protest, where he sits in their presence and talks to them, knowing they will not reply at all, and this goes on for six months!) starring Howard Vernon, Nicole Stephane, Jean-Marie Robain, Ami Aaroe, and Georges Patrix Artist: Raymond Gid Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this French one-panel, which is a "country of origin" poster for this French movie! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. The poster had small paper loss at some crossfolds and some small tears and tiny areas of paper loss on parts of some folds. Either before or after it was backed, it acquired some slightly larger areas of paper loss near the top crossfolds. Someone mounted it onto a very thin linen with no excess and did no restoration (this likely happened decades ago). The poster was very roughly handled, and it has many creases scattered throughout, and it also is "lifting" from the old linen in several places. The new owner of this poster absolutely needs to have it removed from the old linen and backed by a talented professional. Please bear in mind all of the above before bidding on this very rare poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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