BLACK HUSSAR

Original Swedish 27 3/4 inch by 39 1/4 inch Poster for the 1932 Gerhard Lamprecht German Napoleonic Drama THE BLACK HUSSAR (DER SCHWARZE HUSAR) starring Conrad Veidt, Mady Christians, Wolf Albach-Retty, Ursula Grabley, Bernhard Goetzke and Otto Wallburg.

In 1812, during the French period, large parts of Germany are occupied by the troops of Napoleon. Several paramilitary Freikorps units battle the French forces, among them the Black Brunswickers led by the ‘Black Duke’ Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After the War of the Fifth Coalition, the Black Hussars are pursued by Napoleon throughout the country, but frequently take refuge with the noble-minded German people.

The poster is in fine unfolded condition and has been Linen-Backed.