Vittoria O Morte Original Italian Four Sheet Poster

ca 1913

Leopoldo Metlicovitz (1868-1944)

This breathtaking four-sheet, before-letters poster promotes the Italian silent film “Victory or Death,” directed by Caserini. An early crime thriller, the plot revolves around the Countess Alberti—played by Berta Nelson—who spends the film in hot pursuit of a spy who stole her father’s secret documents. Reaching the shoreline to discover that the thief has already set sail, she commandeers an airplane from which she jumps to board the ship and rescue the secret files. Both the film and the poster are incredibly rare.

Please note original fold lines.