The Christine Jorgensen Story

This Italian locandina was created for The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970), Irving Rapper’s biographical film based on Jorgensen’s own autobiography. The film follows George Jorgensen Jr., a New York-born former Army clerk who traveled to Denmark in the early 1950s for gender confirmation surgery and returned to the United States as Christine Jorgensen, becoming one of the first transgender women to receive widespread international media attention.Jorgensen’s story became a major cultural flashpoint in 1952, when newspaper coverage turned her private medical journey into a public sensation. By the time this film was released in 1970, her life had already become part of a larger conversation around gender, identity, medicine, and celebrity in postwar America.The poster reflects that historical tension with a striking image of transformation: a serene female profile, rendered in coral and navy, contains the silhouette of a nude male figure within the flowing hair. Produced for the Italian theatrical market, this locandina stands as both a piece of film advertising and a visual record of how Jorgensen’s story was presented to international audiences during the early 1970s.Size: 27.5" x 13.0"Condition: Very Good, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. Soft rolls. Faint background scuffs. Creases in top blank area. General border wear. Original centerfold present. Please use the photo zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition. *Additional photos available upon request.