Markings and Distinctions
Czechoslovakian posters hold the distinction of quite often having very
unusual artwork for their posters, but not quite as wild as East German
or Polish. Only recently have the markings like other countries began to
appear, such as distributor logos, review information, etc. Older posters
carried none of these standard markings.
To tell the difference between Czech Republic and Slovak Republic posters
can quite often be difficult (unless you're from that region or can read
Czech). Since the split of the countries in 1993, more artwork is being
released completely different from each other. Notice the 2 posters below
from the 1990 film Wild at Heart starring Nicholas Cage:
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Slovak version |
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our samples are courtesy of emovieposter.com
Whether the image is the same or completely different, the easiest was
to tell the difference is the way that the word 'director' is written.
For the Czech Republic: the Directors title will be 'rezie'
For the Slovak Republic: the Directors title will be 'rezia'
Immediately
after WWII, the MPEA distributed films to Czechoslovakia just like they
did to most European countries. These are marked with the usual MPEA seal.
Shown on the left is a Czechoslovakian 'nudle' measuring 12x36 and you will
notice that the MPEA seal is on the top right by 'Bogie's' hat. This was
for the first release of Casablanca in Czechoslovakia. Image courtesy of
Heritage Auction
Also notice that the Casablanca shown on the left is listed in the Top
Selling Czech posters as the second most expensive selling Czech poster....
behind the Czech poster of King Kong..
