Original Italian Poster (19×27).  Good condition.

Original Columbia Pictures One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Sergio Grieco historical drama, THE NIGHTS OF LUCRETIA BORGIA (1960)—starring Belinda Lee, Jacques Sernas, and Arnoldo Foa. Set during the early 16th Century, this Italian costume spectacle (original title: Le notti di Lucrezia Borgia) chronicles the evil exploits of Lucretia Borgia and her brother Cesare. As the object of her affection, Sernas displays his outstanding athletic prowess in an interminable succession of sword fights and dives from prison towers. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very good condition—with some minor rumpling, extra folds (but no fold separations), and minor foxing.

Original MGM One Sheet Poster (27×41) for the Curtis Bernhardt adventure epic, DAMON AND PYTHIAS (1962)– starring Guy Williams, Don Burnett, Ilaria Occhini, Arnoldo Foa, and Marina Berti. Typical sword and sandal material, the film’s native title is IL TIRANNO DI SIRACUSA. Williams and Burnett play the famous friends who foil the nefarious tyrant Dionysius (Arnoldo Foa). Not pictured on the poster is the beautiful Marina Berti, who played an uncredited part as Charlton Heston’s Roman ladyfriend in the Arrius’ party sequence in BEN-HUR. The French refer to this type of Italian epic as “peplum”, so called because of the short skirts the men often wear in costume. And this film was certainly an Italian effort with an almost entirely Italian crew and filmed at Italy’s famous Cinecitta Studios. This original one sheet poster is folded and in very fine condition.