DANTINI THE MAGNIFICENT 1968 premier poster Baltimore
$ 9.51
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Baltimore * Fells Point * Dantini DANTINI THE MAGNIFICENT Film Poster. New 8.5 x 11 inch Print of the Original poster (on card stock) for the premier of the 1968 motion picture, DANTINI THE MAGNIFICENT, signed by artist, Rex Schneider and the film's creator, Chris Buchman. This is one of two original poster prints for the film we've offered for some years. We had to retire the first because stock was low. See also the DVD on eBay now: 'A Conversation with Walter & Gracie Lantz" for a segment on Peabody Bookshop and Dantini. 2023 marks the 55th anniversary of the film. A 55th Anniversary 'restored' edition is in work for Blu-ray and Standard DVD for release during 2023 along with a documentary on its making (filming coincided with the tragic events of April 1968); plus a bio of the magician known as Dantini (Vincent Cierkes); Out-takes and lots of images of Baltimore's historic Fells Point* - before Gentryfication and removal of its multi ethinc heritage . . . cobblestone streets . . . residents . . . * Cobblestone streets, Street Arabs and horse and cart barn, the old market, hot dogs and milk shakes . . . Additionally, essays on Baltimore movie-going (1944 - 1979; the notorious Maryland State Board of Censors; the Baltimore film scene (1968 - 1979), and more on the city when it was quaint, charming and very very intimate . . . USPS Media Shipping to US destinations with Tracking number. Posts within three days except weekends and postal holidays. Significant Trivia : The film's title, DANTINI THE MAGNIFICENT, originated with its creator-director Chris Buchman. Prior to the 1968 Cinéportrait, the actor/magician, Vincent Cierkes, billed himself simply as "THE GREAT DANTINI: He knew Houdini". After the film's success, Cierkes began promoting himself as DANTINI THE MAGNIFICENT and the film as his; and hack journalists, oblivious to the facts or prejudiced against the director, continue to spread the myth to this very day. Mr. Buchman's name is seldom mentioned in relation to his film. DANTINI THE MAGNIFICENT is being restored to its original 'long' length for its now, 54th anniversary in 2022 year along with a companion documentary (including many prized out-takes) and possibly a book; the latter highlighted by a still-frame reconstruction of the original film, directors’s profile and his association with the performer over the last twelve years of his life; and an overview of The Peabody Bookshop & Beerstube (where director Buchman played sing-a-long piano from 1959 - 1971 and occasionally accompanied silent films) . . . lots of photographs never available to the public. . . . additionally: Dantini ‘facts ‘n’ fictions,’ detailed production notes (filming coincided with the tragic events of April 1968); and other relevant information on music, post-war movie-going in Baltimore, The Bijou film series at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland Censor Board; and more. The director, Chris Buchman, would like to hear from any of the children who appeared in the film (their names having been lost over the years). Note: The original-length restored edition is not to be confused with the print in the Enoch-Pratt Library, if it exists. Will the real Dantini (profiled in the documentary) come across as Magnificent?
