Vintage Czechoslovak Film & Propaganda Posters

Like its neighbour to the north, Czechoslovakia was a Soviet satellite state. In Czechoslovakia, as in Poland, the cost of importing film posters from abroad was high. Local artists were commissioned to create the posters instead. They often worked without seeing the films first, basing their work on press clippings and the title. The interpretations often had nothing to do with the movie.

Like Polish poster artists, there was little censorship with film posters. But in the years following the 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia, the task of designing posters for foreign films became increasingly problematic. Zdeněk Ziegler was interrogated by the secret police for creating a poster for the film 100 Rifles (1969). Artists like Karel Teissig, Bedřich Dlouhý and Jiří Balcar became experts at creating sharp, biting, and often surreal posters with visual metaphors.

Rukojmi - Original 1985 Czechoslovak film poster. £200.00 - Free worldwide shipping. Browse our collection of vintage Soviet film, propaganda, theatre, travel and advertising posters.

Rukojmi | Czechoslovakia | 1985
£250

Zosja - Original 1967 Czechoslovak film poster. £300.00 - Free worldwide shipping. Browse our collection of vintage Soviet film, propaganda, theatre, travel and advertising posters.

Zosja | Czechoslovakia | 1967
£300

Robinson Crusoe | Czechoslovakia | 1974 - Comrade Kiev

Robinson Crusoe | Czechoslovakia | 1974
£350

John the Knight | Czechoslovakia | 1974 - Comrade Kiev

John the Knight | Czechoslovakia | 1974
£250

Death Bus | Czechoslovakia | 1979 - Comrade Kiev

Death Bus | Czechoslovakia | 1979
£300

Czechoslovak State Circus Safari | Czechoslovakia | 1978 - Comrade Kiev

Czechoslovak State Circus Safari | Czechoslovakia | 1978
£450

Hordubal | Czechoslovakia | 1979 - Comrade Kiev

Hordubal | Czechoslovakia | 1979
£700

ABBA | Czechoslovakia | 1979 - Comrade Kiev

ABBA | Czechoslovakia | 1979
£950

The Noah's Ark Principle | Czechoslovakia | 1987 - Comrade Kiev

The Noah's Ark Principle | Czechoslovakia | 1987
£450

Falling in Love | Czechoslovakia | 1987 - Comrade Kiev

Falling in Love | Czechoslovakia | 1987
£450

Christening | Czechoslovakia | 1981 - Comrade Kiev

Christening | Czechoslovakia | 1981
£550

Krakonos & the Skiers | Czechoslovakia | 1980 - Comrade Kiev

Krakonos & the Skiers | Czechoslovakia | 1980
£550

Unprofessional Installation | Czechoslovakia | 1955 - Comrade Kiev

Unprofessional Installation | Czechoslovakia | 1955
£300

Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom | Czechoslovakia | 1986 - Comrade Kiev

Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom | Czechoslovakia | 1986
£600

Katapult Petrol | Czechoslovakia | 1955 - Comrade Kiev

Katapult Petrol | Czechoslovakia | 1955
£250

Do Not Underestimate Electric Current | Czechoslovakia | 1980 - Comrade Kiev

Do Not Underestimate Electric Current | Czechoslovakia | 1980
£350