Auction 76 · Lot 373
(Film poster). “Benya Krik.”
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(SOVIET UNION)
Place
Odessa, 1926
Description
Text in Russian.
summary
Soviet film directed by Vladimir Vilner follows the life of Russian-Jewish gangster Benya Krik (“Bennie the Howl”) a character from Isaak Babel’s collection of short stories, The Odessa Tales, and one of the great anti-heroes of Russian literature.
Laid down. 28 x 42.5 inches (71 x 108 cm).
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