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Vintage one-sheet poster from the Argentinean release of the 1951 film, the film's country of origin, and whose premiere preceded the US release by more than three months. Richard Wright accepted an offer to star as the leading man in the film adaptation of his own novel, after initial choice Canada Lee was stuck in South African customs after shooting "Cry the Beloved Country" (1951). Lee had starred in Orson Welles' prior stage adaptation. Set in Chicago, and shot on location in Chicago and Argentina. 29 x 43.25 inches, folded as issued. With a few small closed tears and creases at the extremities, else Near Fine. Bright and unfaded.

A groundbreaking novel that tells the story of a young African American man living in poverty in Chicago, dealing with racial discrimination and systemic oppression.