Upper half of an illustrated advertising poster for the film "Lyon Lea". Lithograph in color. [Apparently, Budapest, 1915].
Illustration in color (lithograph), depicting Jews escaping from a burning town.
The film "Lyon Lea", directed by the Jewish-Hungarian director Alexander Korda (1893-1956), is based on a play by the same title by the Jewish-Hungarian author and playwright Sandor Brody (1863-1924). The plot takes place in a Galician town during World War I, and tells the story of a love affair between a Russian grand duke and a rabbi’s daughter.
This is the upper part of a poster (apparently, the poster was printed on two sheets that were attached to each other. This is the upper half).
125.5X95 cm. Fair condition. Stains at margins. Folding marks and creases. Tears at margins and long tears at folding lines. A number of open tears, affecting illustration. Some tears are repaired with adhesive tape on verso.