About Italian movie posters:
They typically come in one of five sizes. The most common is a 2 Fogli (a one-panel or "two-sheet"). It measures 39" x 55". There is also the 55" x 78" 4 Fogli (two-panel poster or "four-sheet"). It's printed in two sections. A third size, the Foglio ("Italian one-sheet") is not actually widely used. Measures 28" x 39".
Then there are Photobustas (fotobusta) which are similar to US lobby cards, except they're printed on thinner glossy paper, and they tend to be much larger (from slightly bigger up to nearly the size of a US one-sheet). They almost always come in sets of eight but this can vary too. Finally, there are Locandinas which resemble US inserts and are printed in different sizes. SOURCE: EMOVIEPOSTER.COM
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Releases by RKO Radio Pictures...
- August 8, 1938 (Venice Film Festival)
- December 8, 1938 (general release)
- January 1, 1950
- April 16, 1953 (16mm release)
1938 Premiere. RKO/Generalcine 2 Fogli, 100 x 140cm (similar to the North American 40 x 60). Generalcine was the "host" distributor that rented all the RKO films to Italian theatres. "Un Film Fuori Classe" translates to "An Outstanding Motion Picture" and the bottom text reads "Winner of the Great Art Trophy at the Venice Film Festival". The artist was a painter named Carlo Ludovico Bompiani.
R-1950. RKO horizontal 2 Fogli, 39" x 55". Text across top reads: "Returning to Italian screens the most delicious tale of the world."
R-1950. RKO locandina, 9.45" x 13.4" (24 x 34cm). It was designed by poster painter Niso Ramponi who used to sign his works as "Kremos".
Image via Benito Medela Internacional Movie Poster.
R-1950. RKO photobusta, 13" x 17" (34 x 49cm). Across the bottom, "Walt Disney's Immortal Tale returns!"
Image via Benito Medela Internacional Movie Poster.
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Distributed by Rank Films...
- December 13, 1962
R-1962. Rank folded 2 fogli, 39" x 55". The 1962, 1972, 1980 and 1987 posters were all created by a well-known painter, Bruno Napoli, who made all the Disney posters for Italian cinema from the '60s to the '80s.
R-1962. Rank folded 4 fogli.
R-1962. Rank folded Soggettone, approximately 27.5" x 39" (70 x 100cm). It's a double fotobusta (nearly a "one sheet" un foglio size) that was distributed with the photobusta series.
4 fogli images courtesy of Nunziante Valoroso at the 2013 Napoli ComicCon.
R-1962. Rank folded Soggettone, approximately 27.5" x 39" (70 x 100cm). It's a double fotobusta (nearly a "one sheet" un foglio size) that was distributed with the photobusta series.
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Distributed by Cinema International Corporation*1 (CIC)...
- December 20, 1972 (first complete Italian redub)
- December 19, 1980
R-1972. CIC folded 2 fogli, 39" x 55". The tag "Un film immortale!" can be translated as "A motion picture that will live forever!" This line comes from the 1958 USA trailer which was used in Italy for the 1962, 1972, 1980 and 1987 reissues. In it the tag "A motion picture that will live forever" was translated as "Un capolavoro immortale".
Image via Heritage Auctions.
R-1972. CIC locandina, 13" x 27" (33 x 70cm).
Image via Benito Medela Internacional Movie Poster.
R-1980. CIC folded 2 fogli, 39" x 55".
Image courtesy eMoviePoster.com.
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Distributed by United International Pictures*2 (UIP)...
- April 17, 1987 (50th anniversary; one day/free admission)
- December 1987
R-1987. UIP locandina.
Image via iVid.
R-1987. UIP quads (seen in earlier 50th anniversary post).
Images via disneylicious.
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Distributed by Warner Bros...
- March 27, 1992
R-1992. Warner Bros. folded 2 fogli, 39" x 55". Euro Disney Park logo in upper right corner.
Image via International Poster Gallery.
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Distributed by Buena Vista*3 International...
- April 1, 1994
R-1994. Buena Vista rolled 2 fogli, 39" x 55".
Image via FilmUp.com.
FOOTNOTES:
*1 - CIC was founded by Universal and Paramount to distribute films outside the US. In Italy, Universal picked the Disney catalog beginning in 1969.
*2 - UIP was formed by CIC and United Artists international after MGM bought UA in America.
*3 - Buena Vista's Italian agency was established in 1993.
Special thanks to Nunziante Valoroso for his valuable assistance with this Archive entry.
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