Alkazar
Poster
ca. 1942 (made)
ca. 1942 (made)
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This poster advertises an Austrian screening of the Italian propaganda film 'Alcazar' (1940). Its Italian title is "L'Assedio dell'Alcazar" (The Siege of the Alcazar) and in Spanish it is titled "Sin Novedad en el Alcazar" (No News in the Alcazar). Made in Rome at a fascist studio and in the city of Toledo, the film tells the story of General Francisco Franco's fascist overthrow of the Second Spanish Republic.
The Alcazar of the film's title is a fortress in Toledo, an ancient Arab stronghold conquered by Spain's Christian forefathers in the Middle Ages. This symbolic site was sieged by Nationalist forces rebelling against the Republicans in 1936.
The Alcazar of the film's title is a fortress in Toledo, an ancient Arab stronghold conquered by Spain's Christian forefathers in the Middle Ages. This symbolic site was sieged by Nationalist forces rebelling against the Republicans in 1936.
Object details
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| Title | Alkazar (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | printing |
| Brief description | Nazi film poster advertising the film 'Alkazar'. Austria, ca. 1942. |
| Physical description | Red background with a small white line drawing of a city. Large circular arc of black reel film dominates the poster. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | This poster advertises an Austrian screening of the Italian propaganda film 'Alcazar' (1940). Its Italian title is "L'Assedio dell'Alcazar" (The Siege of the Alcazar) and in Spanish it is titled "Sin Novedad en el Alcazar" (No News in the Alcazar). Made in Rome at a fascist studio and in the city of Toledo, the film tells the story of General Francisco Franco's fascist overthrow of the Second Spanish Republic. The Alcazar of the film's title is a fortress in Toledo, an ancient Arab stronghold conquered by Spain's Christian forefathers in the Middle Ages. This symbolic site was sieged by Nationalist forces rebelling against the Republicans in 1936. |
| Other number | LS.1617 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.369-2004 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2004 |
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