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 Cinerama Releasing Corporation 23-page Program (8.5×11) for the Michael Cacoyannis adaptation of the ancient Greek play by Euripides, THE TROJAN WOMEN (1971) starring Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Genevieve Bujold, and Irene Papas. Euripides was the most popular poet of the ancient world, and this play is a stunning indictment of imperialist aggression at the time that Athens was fighting Sparta in the Peloponnesian War (431—404 B.C.). The play captures the extreme pain and anguish of the women of Troy after the city has fallen to the Greeks. The women weep over their lost city, their dead husbands and sons, and their lost honor as they are led away as Greek slaves. This is certainly one of the most powerful anti-war films ever made at the time of the war in Vietman. This rare program has 32 photos, a director’s note, biographies of all major actors, actresses, and director Cacoyannis. This original program is in good condition.