Casablanca – 1946 – Italian 4-Sheet

If you don’t know what this film is, you won’t want this poster!

This vintage Casablanca poster was created for the eventual Italian release of the film in 1946. The film is a 1942 wartime romantic drama, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. It was large 4-sheet poster, known as a ‘4-fogli’, and was designed for that first Italian release It features artwork by renowned commercial artist Luigi Martinati who co-founded Studio BCM and produced dozens of incredible film posters throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s.

As the sole surviving example of its kind, the unique poster sold at an online auction July 2017 for $478,000.

Casablanca is a film that consistently ranks as one of the greatest films ever made and in 1989, was one of the first 25 films selected for preservation in the United States national Film Registry as being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as a fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a print and frame for a great price.