Original Paramount Pictures Half Sheet Poster (22×28) for the Daniel Mann romantic drama, THE ROSE TATTOO (1955) starring Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, and Ben Cooper. Adapted by Hal Kanter from a Broadway play by Tennessee Williams, the film focuses on Serafina (Magnani), who realizes, after her husband is killed in a car crash, that her husband was a smuggler and a womanizer. Overwhelmed by these harsh revelations, Serafina withdraws into her own world until Alvaro (Lancaster) comes into her life. Magnani’s compelling performance absolutely dominates the film and deservedly won her an Oscar for Best Actress. The film was nominated for seven other Academy Awards and won two more—for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography. This original half sheet poster is folded and in fine plus condition, with only an enlarged fold separation in the left border area.

Original United Artists Window Card (14×22) for the Sidney Lumet romantic drama, THE FUGITIVE KIND (1960) starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward. Adapted by Tennessee Williams from his play “Orpheus Descending,” this is the story of drifter Val Xavier (Brando) who starts an affair with an older woman, Lady Torrance (Magnani). With handsome magnetism, Brando seductively mixes his character’s predatory arrogance with flashes of sweet tenderness. Williams wrote compelling dialogue about themes – ruined love, weakness, sex, betrayal, vengeance, and seething hatreds – that seemed shocking for the time. This original window card is in very fine plus condition. An imprint for a Lousiana theater date is seen at the top of the card.