Movie poster "Aida", Italia (GDR distributor), Eastern Germany, 1956

GDR / DDR movie poster, ± A4 size (29 x 20,5 cm)
Distributed in Eastern Germany by Progress Film Vertrieb
Publication year of the poster: 1956 (Eastern Germany)
Production year of the film: 1953 (Italy)

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Sophia Loren in Aida. Verdi's immortal opera in a sumptuous colour film starring Lois Maxwell, Luciano della Marra and others. Directed by Clemente Fracassi. An Italian film distributed by Progress Film-Vertrieb (DDR). More on Sophia Loren on Wikipedia (this link opens in a new window).

About the movie

Aida is a 1953 Italian film version of the opera Aida by Giuseppe Verdi. It was directed by Clemente Fracassi and produced by Gregor Rabinovitch and Federico Teti. The screenplay was adapted by Fracassi, Carlo Castelli, Anna Gobbi [de], and Giorgio Salviucci from the libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. The cinematography was by Piero Portalupi, the production design by Flavio Mogherini and the costume design by Maria De Matteis. The RAI National Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Giuseppe Morelli, the ballet was choreographed by Margherita Wallmann. More information on Aida is to be found on Wikipedia (this link opens in a new window). 

More information on the East German Progress Film Vertrieb: PROGRESS was founded on 1 August 1950 as a German–Soviet company. Like DEFA, PROGRESS Film was a monopoly company, and its films were carefully vetted by the regime for their content. PROGRESS took over this role in the early 1950s from Sovexport, a Soviet-controlled company which operated during the period following the Battle of Berlin in 1945 and the Allied Occupation of Germany. To read more about Progress Film Vertrieb check out this Wikipedia page (link opens in a new window).

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