Original Film Posters

Original Film Posters

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The Red Shoes (1948), first Japanese release poster (1950)

Lot Closed

February 9, 10:49 AM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

Description

The Red Shoes (1948), first Japanese release poster (1950)


Unframed: 29 x 20 1/4 in. (74 x 49 cm)


Exceptionally rare Japanese poster that hardly ever surfaces.


This film was directed and produced by the legendary duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The film stars Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook and Marius Goring, together with well known ballet dancers. The film is based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, and tells the story of a ballerina who is torn between two men - the man she has fallen in love with, and the man who can transform her career.