Original vintage French movie poster for the release of the 1947 Italian historical drama L'Apocalypse, directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and featuring dialogue adapted by French author Roland Dorgeles. The poster features a green multi-headed hydra dragon breathing fire over a crowd of ancient Romans in white togas, wearing stylised theatre masks. The apocalyptic composition incorporates multiple terrifying biblical elements, including the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse riding above a graveyard of white crosses, stampeding war elephants, and the blazing destruction of the Roman Colosseum. Side text margins credit the lead performances by Jean Yonnel of the Comedie Francaise and distribution details by the Compagnie Independante de Distribution de Films. Large size. Good condition, folds, tears, creasing, staining, paper losses. Country of issue: France, designer: L. Ferri, size (cm): 160x118, year of printing: 1949.