Original Belgian Poster (14×22) for the Mario Camerini epic adventure, ULYSSES (1954) starring Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, and Rossana Podesta. Douglas gives a strong and convincing performance as the hero of Homer’s second epic, displaying the hero’s talent for ruses and deceptions as well as his courage and loyalty. Mangano plays both the faithful wife, Penelope, as well as the sorceress Circe. Only through a special contest and with the help of the goddess Athena—Ulysses is finally able to regain his kingdom, his wife, and his son. This original Belgian poster is in very good condition.

Original Italian 1964 Re-Release Poster (79×55) for the Giuseppe De Santis drama, RISO AMARO (1949) starring Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, and Raf Vallone. In this earthy drama released in the U.S. under the title BITTER RICE, two small-time criminals (Gassman and Dowling) team up with a voluptuous rice worker (Mangano) and a former soldier (Vallone) in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder. The film was one of the biggest worldwide box-office hits of Neo-Realism. This original Italian re-release poster is folded and in fine condition with some minor tears.

Original German Poster (24×33) for the Giuseppe De Santis drama, BITTER RICE (1949) starring Vittorio Gassman, Doris Dowling, Silvana Mangano, and Raf Vallone. In this earthy drama, two small-time criminals (Gassman and Dowling) team up with a voluptuous rice worker (Mangano) and a former soldier (Vallone) in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder. The film was one of the biggest worldwide box-office hits of Neo-Realism. This original German poster folded and in very fine condition.

Four sexy Euro melodramas of the early fifties are repackaged as a sexploitation quadro-feature in the USA: OUTLAW GIRL (Il Brigante Musolino) starring the iridescent Silvana Mangano;THE WAYWARD WIFE (La Provinciale) starring Gina Lollobrigida; GIRLS MARKED DANGER (La Tratta delle Bianche) starring (among many others) Sophia Loren; and THE BAREFOOT SAVAGE (Sensualita) starring Eleonora Rossi Drago. The poster is a classic dollop of mid century peepshow kitsch. Garish printing and slapdash design make this poster delightful. Very fine condition.