Original Russian film title on the poster. Original (transliteration) film title. English released film title. IN: 20 x 26? = CM: 51 x 67. Original vintage Soviet movie from the first release of the film in Soviet Union – 5 November 1954. “A Big Family” – feature film by Iosif Kheifits based on Vsevolod Kochetov’s novel The Zhurbins (1952; not to be confused with the play by the same author “The Zhurbin Family”, 1954). In the center of the film are the fates of members of the working-class Zhurbin family, a family typical of Soviet society. Filming costed 3.419.000 rubles. The film is a laureate of the Cannes Film Festival for 1955 in the nomination “Best ensemble cast” (“For the best cast”; French “Prix d’interprétation collectif”, English “Collective Acting Prize”). The poster has a few light creases and pinholes around the edges. It is otherwise in generally nice condition. The film tells about a large family of Zhurbins – hereditary shipbuilders. Three generations live together: grandfather Matvey, his son Ilya Matveyevich, four sons of Ilya Matveyevich (Viktor, Konstantin, Anton and Alexei) and the youngest daughter Antonina. The youngest son of Ilya Matveyevich, Alexei, is distinguished by the most complex character and through the most complex vicissitudes of the plot; he separated from the family, intending to marry, but his beloved girl Katya is carried away by the head of the club, who leaves her when he finds out that she is pregnant. Alexei finds the strength to forgive her and bring her back with a small child. In connection with the reorganization of production, many family members have to change their profession. Ilya Zhurbin is trying to learn the basics of algebra in order to keep up with others, and quarrels with his old friend master Basmanov, who believes that their time has already passed. Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. He lived in Moscow. Since the beginning of the 60s he worked a lot and fruitfully in the field of film posters, created many interesting sheets, including for very famous films: “Under the Sky of Sicily” (1961), “Come Tomorrow” (1963), “Republic Shkid” (1966), “Quiet Don” (1967), “Officers” (1971), “Property of the Republic” (1972), “Pirates of the XX century” (1980). Collaborated with the publishing house IZOGIZ. Performed agricultural posters, including together with the artist E. Pozdnev (“Hello to the participants of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition”, 1955). In 1958 he took part in the large-scale exhibition “Posters and Satire in 40 Years in the Works of Moscow Artists”. In the 1960s and 1970s, Aleksandr Lemeshchenko performed social and political posters: “The country’s winged defense is famous for its high rise” (1967, together with SI Datskevich), “Leninism is the banner of the era of revolutionary revelation of the world” (1969). Lemesheno worked in the creative-production workshop “Agitplakat” of the USSR Union of Artists, was a member of its editorial board. The author of the poster dedicated to space The air distances became close to us, we were the first to know the way into space. Under the banner of the party, our country is striving into the vastness of communism! He also worked a lot and fruitfully in the field of film posters. He worked until the end of his life, in 1984 he died in Moscow. Circulation posters of Lemeshchenko are kept in the Russian State Library, in private Russian collections. The works of Alexander Mikhailovich are capacious and at the same time laconic. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog.