Original vintage Soviet movie poster for the Russian film based on a novel by Nikolai Leskov - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District / Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo Uezda - directed by Roman Balayan and starring Natalya Andrejchenko, Aleksandr Abdulov and Nikolai Pastukhov. Katerina Izmailova is a beautiful wife of a rich merchant who does not marry out of love. Katerina, who for days on end suffering from idleness, gets herself a young lover, Sergei. Soon their relationship progresses to the fact that they are forced to kill her husband Katerina, who discovers infidelity, and this is only the first step to their deadly unity. Great illustration featuring a topless Lady Macbeth with her eyes blacked out, above a wooden fence with the stylised title text in black letters below. Very good condition, minor tears and creases in margins. Country of issue: Russia, designer: V. Shpanko, size (cm): 85.5x61, year of printing: 1989.