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Auction History Result 3k095 RASPUTIN & THE EMPRESS linen pre-War Belgian '32 John, Ethel & Lionel Barrymore, different! Date Sold 9/4/2012 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Belgian Movie Poster (measures 24 3/4" x 35" [63 x 89 cm]) (Learn More) Rasputin and the Empress, the 1932 Richard Boleslawski historical Russia royal family melodrama ("The 3 Barrymores"; "Greatest trio on the screen!"; "Their first screen appearance together!"; "Screen Play by Charles MacArthur"; about the decline and fall of the ruling Russian family, and the strange "mad monk" Grigori Rasputin, who gained huge control over the royal family, and hastened their decline) starring John Barrymore (as Prince Paul Chegodieff), Ethel Barrymore (in the title role as Czarina Alexandra), Lionel Barrymore (in the title role as Grigori Rasputin), Ralph Morgan, Diana Wynyard, Tad Alexander, C. Henry Gordon, and Jean Parker (uncredited, as Princess Maria; in her second movie role!). This movie is best remembered because it was the three legendary Barrymores' only screen appearance together, and MGM heavily promoted that aspect of the movie! 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 a rare "pre-War" Belgian poster. Prior to World War II, Belgian posters were much larger than the ones from after the war, and they are extremely rare (because during WWII, there was a massive paper shortage in Belgium, and they took virtually every poster and map, and printed new posters on the backs of them!). What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had minor wear on the foldlines with some tears and tiny areas of paper loss around the edges. There was a tear on the bridge of Lionel Barrymore's nose, and a long V-shaped tear in the middle left of the image. There were some creases and scuffs scattered in the poster. 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. Also, the poster is "lifting" from the linen in the center of the top border, but any talented restorer could easily re-glue that area without re-backing the poster, and they could perform slight touch up to the defects and restoration at that time, but certainly, anyone could frame and enjoy this great poster exactly as it is! Learn More about condition grades 
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