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5h0578 BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS signed linen Belgian 1953 by Ray Bradbury, monster crushing carnival!

Date Sold 10/29/2023
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Autographed Belgian Movie Poster (measures 14 1/4" x 19 3/4" [36 x 50 cm]) (Learn More)

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, the 1953 Eugene Lourie science fiction (sci-fi) monster horror thriller ("They couldn't believe their eyes! They couldn't escape the terror! And neither will You!"; "The sea's master-beast of the ages - raging up from the bottom of time!"; "A Thrill Story Beyond All Imagining!"; "Prehistoric Sea-Giant Rages Against City! A Thrill Story Beyond All Imagining!"; "It's alive!"; "Cast of Thousands! Over a year in the making!"; "You'll see it tear a city apart!"; "A thrill-story beyond all imagining!"; "King of prehistoric sea giants... Raging up from the bottom of time!"; "It's alive!"; "Cast of thousands! Over a year in the making!"; "Suggested by the Sensational Saturday Evening Post Story by Ray Bradbury"; with special effects by Ray Harryhausen) starring Paul Hubschmid (billed as "Paul Christian"), Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Lee Van Cleef, Kenneth Tobey, Donald Woods, and Ross Elliot
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Artist: Wik
Important Added Info: Note that this poster has been personally autographed (signed) by Ray Bradbury! Our consignor is a longtime collector who purchased this signed item from a reputable dealer. He does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we believe the signature to likely be authentic. Also note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 14 1/4" x 19 3/4" [36 x 50 cm].

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster originally had a blank top that was neatly trimmed off (this is commonly done with Belgian posters, similar to how the blank top is trimmed off of U.S. window cards). The poster also had an extra horizontal fold with some creases along the folds. It had a tear in the top border that extended between the "ST" of "MONSTRE". It had some pinholes, smudges, and stains around the edges. 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.
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