Movie poster "From the Life of a Bum" / "Из жизни одного бездельника" ("Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts") East-Germany / GDR, Cyrillic poster, 1973

Original 1973 vintage theatrical Cyrillic movie poster (measures ± 87,0 x 55,0 cm) for the East German movie "Из жизни одного бездельника" or "From the Life of a Bum" ("Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts" in German).

Details

Production year: 1973. Country: East Germany / GDR / DDR. Genre: musical, melodrama, adventure.

Producer: Tselino Blaiweiss. Scenario: Joseph von Eichendorff, Klaus Küchenmeister, Vera Küchenmeister. Operator: Günter Yayute. Composer: Rainer Hornig. Painter: Heike Bauersfeld, Lydia Fige. World Premiere: May 11, 1973. Time: 96 min. Actors: Dean Reed, Anna Dymna, Hannelore Elsner, Monika Voitovich, Jerry Wolf, Arno Wytsniewski, Christel Bodenstein, Peter Biele, Monika Bielenstein, Hannes Fischer.

About the movie

Born in the family of a miller, the nameless protagonist is expelled by his father for his categorical unwillingness to do at least some kind of work, with the exception of playing the violin. The resilient loafer sets off to wander, easily lighting a fire along the way in the hearts of all the ladies and girls he meets along the way, experiencing many adventures and not at all intending to give up his frivolous lifestyle.

IMDB tells us this movie isn't that good (the link opens in a new window), but... imagine this poster framed with a nice big passe-partout hanging on your living room wall?! We just couldn't take our eyes off the pattern in the background. 

Quality

This poster has some imperfections. If they are within the image, they are likely noticeable, but not distracting.

Addition: read the article about vintage movie posters from the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc.