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Salvatore Giuliano<\/b><\/i> is a 1962 Italian drama film\u00a0directed by\u00a0Francesco Rosi<\/a>. Using techniques of the documentary film,<\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0it recounts the criminal career of famous Sicilian bandit\u00a0Salvatore Giuliano<\/a> between 1943 and his death in 1950. In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage\u00b4s 100 Italian films to be saved<\/a><\/i>, a list of 100 films that “have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978”.\u00a0The poster artist Wiktor Gorka<\/strong> (1922-2004) was one of the founders of the so-called Polish School of Posters. In 1952, G\u00f3rka obtained a degree in graphic design from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krak\u00f3w where he was under the supervision of Jerzy Karolak. He studied painting in the studio of\u00a0Jerzy Nowosielski<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Tadeusz Kantor<\/a>. Between the 50s and the 80s Wiktor G\u00f3rka worked with the biggest Polish publishers and film distributors. He designed posters (amounting to nearly 300), book and magazine covers, commercial logos and prints. The artist participated in many exhibitions around the world. His posters and projects were awarded in the most important Polish and international competitions. He received second prize in a national competition for the poster 6-year Plan (1949), second prize at the International Film Poster Competition in Karlovy Vary (1962), first prize at the International Competition for Tourist Posters in Berlin (1967), Silver Medal at the Second Polish Poster Biennale in Katowice (1967), and others. His most famous work is the poster design for the cult film\u00a0Cabaret\u00a0(1973) directed by Bob Fosse with the memorable performance of Liza Minelli. The poster depicts cabaret dancers\u2019 legs in black stockings as well as Joel Grey\u2019s face in daring makeup, which together form a swastika shape. In 1970, G\u00f3rka went to Havana with a group of Polish artists to conduct design workshops in Cuba. From there he ended up in Mexico, where he worked as an artist and a teacher. He taught drawing and poster design at prestigious Mexican art schools until the mid-90s. During the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0International Poster Bienniale in Mexico in 2000, he received the top award for his contribution to the development of graphic arts in Mexico \u2013 Medalla a la Excelencia Jos\u00e9 Guadalupe Posada.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3889,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[31],"product_tag":[5151,5061,5150,5060,5041,5056,5075],"class_list":["post-3887","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-film","product_tag-gangsterposter","product_tag-graphicart","product_tag-mafiaposter","product_tag-mrposter-com-vintageposters","product_tag-polishposters","product_tag-posterart","product_tag-wallart","pa_artist-gorka-wiktor-1922-2004","pa_cast-frank-wolff-salvo-randone-frederico-zardi","pa_director-author-francesco-rosi","pa_grading-near-mint","pa_poster-country-of-origin-poland","pa_poster-year-296","pa_work-country-of-origin-italy","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","czr-hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n