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General Zod's (Terence Stamp) thigh boots from Richard Lester's superhero sequel Superman II. Kryptonian villain Zod wore his boots throughout the film, including during his expulsion from Krypton and his confrontations with Superman in Metropolis and the Fortress of Solitude. Zod also wore his boots during his brief appearance in the first film of the franchise, Superman, with which this sequel was filmed back-to-back.

The dark brown laceless boots have a protruding pointed front collar, a tan leather interior and a vinyl outer layer. Each boot has a vertical 25 cm zipper that runs from the arch to mid-calf. The vamp and shaft of the boots display vertical and diagonal linear seams, while their outsoles are flat, with welted outer stitching. A stitched label inside each boot features the handwritten word "WATER", suggesting the boots were worn when Zod walked on water after landing on Earth. Handwritten beneath the inner collar of each boot is "MR WESTON". This may refer to Paul Weston, a stunt coordinator on the film, who possibly performed the water-walking stunt.

The pull tab on the zipper of both boots is jammed and there is a 12 cm tear on the vinyl of the left boot, parallel to the zip. The boots show further signs of production wear but they are otherwise in good condition. The lot is accompanied by three photographs of Stamp as Zod.

Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 M

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