 |
French 1 panel French re-release
movie poster for the 1952 American film Viva Zapata!. The film is a biographical drama about the life of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Marlon Brando in the title role.
Movie Information
Title: Viva Zapata!
Release Year: 1952
Director: Elia Kazan
Screenwriter: John Steinbeck, based on the book Zapata the Unconquerable
Starring: Marlon Brando (as Emiliano Zapata), Jean Peters, and Anthony Quinn
Plot: The movie dramatizes Zapata's life, from a peasant farmer to a revolutionary leader who leads a rebellion against the corrupt government of President Porfirio Díaz to restore land to the common people.
Awards: Anthony Quinn won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Zapata's brother, Eufemio. Marlon Brando was nominated for Best Actor.
Poster Details
The poster artwork was designed by Boris Grinsson. The text on the poster is primarily in French, including "production DARRYL F. ZANUCK", "mise en scène ELIA KAZAN", and "scénario de JOHN STEINBECK".
The artist who designed the French
Viva Zapata! movie poster in the image is Boris Grinsson. Grinsson (1907-1999) was a Russian-born French artist famous for designing the artwork for over 2,000 French film posters across his career, which spanned from the 1930s to the 1970s.
This particular poster is from an undated re-release (likely the 1960s) of the 1952 film and features his distinctive illustrative style. |
|
|
