Original photograph of film historian Herman G. Weinberg and Fritz Lang in Montreal, 1967

N.p. N.p., Circa 1967. Vintage photograph of Fritz Lang with film historian Herman G. Weinberg at the French Pavilion of Expo 67 (1967 International and Universal Exposition), World's Fair. Mimeo snipe and three with provenance stamp of noted film historian "Maurice Bessy" on verso.

Expo 67 combined with the Montreal International Film Festival and presented more than 30 feature films at the Fair. The Festival was of note for the feature film "High," directed by Larry Kent, being banned by the Quebec Censor Board for "permissive love-making and crime," outraging the filmmakers in the competition. The winners of the competition, Alan King for "Warrendale," and Jean-Pierre Lefebvre for "Il ne Faut pas Mourir pour Ca," split the prize with Kent. The jury president Jean Renoir (mentioned in the snipe) joined with other attendees, such as Warren Beatty and Fritz Lang, in condemning the board's actions.

Herman G. Weinberg was a film journalist, historian, subtitler, and an experimental filmmaker. He pioneered the use of English subtitles in foreign films, subtitling more than 300 films from the beginning of sound film through the 1960s, and was also an expert on the films of Ernst Lubitsch, Josef von Sternberg and Erich von Stroheim.

8 x 10 inches. Light creasing to top right corner, else Near Fine.

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