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Lot 841

A Death Card from Apocalypse Now

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30 November 2016, 12:00 EST
New York

US$600 - US$800

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A Death Card from Apocalypse Now

American Zoetrope, 1979. Prop playing card bearing the Air Cavalry insignia, housed in a Lucite case with screws, initialed by production illustrator Alex Tavoularis ("AT") in blue ink. In Apocalypse Now, the relentless Captain Kilgore (Robert Duvall) of the Air Cavalry leaves "Death Cards" like this one on the bodies of slain Viet Cong troops to let their comrades know "who did this." This card, the Two of Spades, is specifically the very first card that Kilgore names as he tosses them out in the movie.
Overall: 3 ½ x 5 ¾ in; card: 2 ¼ x 3 ½ in

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