When the Dead Awake

Original vintage Soviet cinema poster for the 1926 silent black comedy Когда пробуждаются мертвые / When the Dead Awake, directed by Alexei Dmitriev. The poster features a striking Constructivist design depicting the legendary comic actor Igor Ilyinsky in an angular green tunic, next to a green grave marker bearing a black mourning wreath. To the left, a traditional heraldic shield bears his name, with an Arabic-script translation. Printed by Typo-lithography No. 1 Polygraph Trust, Tashkent. Good condition, restored tears, restored paper losses, restored folds, minor staining, backed on linen.