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Gus Van Sant (director, screenwriter); James Fogle (novel); Daniel Yost (screenwriter); Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham
Drugstore Cowboy Original photograph of Matt Dillon and William Burroughs from the 1989 film
Santa Monica: Avenue Pictures 1989. Vintage studio still photograph of Matt Dillon and William Burroughs from the 1989 film. <br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> Director Gus Van Sant's first feature film and a breakthrough film for actors Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch. A nihilistic answer to the onslaught of coming-of-age movies in the 1980s appropriately released at the end of that decade. The unsentimental exploits of a group of young people driven by nothing other than boredom and an obsessive need for more drugs leading inevitably to confusion and rampant lawlessness. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Spicer US Neo-Noir. Avenue Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 156671
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Sidney Lumet (director); L. Frank Baum (novel); William F. Brown (musical); Joel Schumacher (screenwriter); Diana Ross, Michael
The Wiz Original photograph from the set of the 1978 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1978. Vintage reference photograph from the 1978 film showing actor Ted Ross in costume as the Cowardly Lion sitting on set between takes while director Sidney Lumet and crew members work in the background. Manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the verso.<br /> <br /> Loosely based on the 1974 musical with book by William F. Brown and music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls. A contemporary African American reimagining of the 1900 L. Frank Baum children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" as well as Victor Fleming's 1939 classic adaptation starring Judy Garland. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners and an annotation in manuscript pencil on the top margin of the recto. Universal Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 156688
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Damiano Damiani (director, screenwriter); Massimo De Rita, Dino Maiuri (screenwriters); Franco Nero, Riccardo Cucciolla, John St
L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi The Case is Closed Forget It Original photograph from the 1971 film
Amsterdam: N.V. Filmtrust 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1974 Italian film. Stamp of N.V. Filmtrust on the verso. <br /> <br /> A middle-class architect is sent to prison for a traffic violation and falls into a world of corruption violence and Mafia power. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Tuscany and Rome. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. N.V. Filmtrust unknown
Référence libraire : 156677
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Paul Newman (director); Margaret Laurence (novel); Stewart Stern (screenwriter); Joanne Woodward, Estelle Parson, James Olson, K
Rachel Rachel Now I Lay Me Down Original photograph of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman on the set of the 1968 film
N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph of Paul Newman directing Joanne Woodward during a classroom scene on the set of the 1968 film. <br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> Based on Canadian writer Margaret Laurence's 1966 novel "A Jest of God" about the varied romantic and sexual experiences of a timid schoolteacher living with her widowed mother in an apartment in rural Connecticut.<br /> <br /> Shot on location throughout Connecticut. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 156689
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James Ivory (director, screenwriter); Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (screenwriter); Rita Tushingham, Michael York, Utpal Dutt, Madhur Jaf
The Guru Original photograph from the 1969 film
London: Merchant Ivory Productions 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing a camera crew capturing a scene with actress Rita Tushingham. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br /> <br /> Culture clash ensues when a successful self-absorbed pop musician travels to India to learn to play the sitar from an older renowned sitar musician.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in India.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Merchant Ivory Productions unknown
Référence libraire : 156675
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George Roy Hill (director); Kurt Vonnegut (novel); Stephen Geller (screenwriter); Michael Sacks, Ron Liebman, Valerie Perrine (s
Slaughterhouse-Five Original photograph from the set of the 1972 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing director George Roy Hill and a camera crew capturing a scene with Michael Sacks and Sharon Gans. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the classic 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut about a young World War II veteran who discovers that he is able to time travel to various points in his life both past and future. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and winner of the Jury Prize. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Prague and in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 156685
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Charles Lane (director, screenwriter, starring); Nicole Alysia (starring)
Sidewalk Stories Original photograph of Charles Lane on the set of the 1989 film
N.p.: Island Pictures 1989. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1989 film showing director Charles Lane behind the camera. <br /> <br /> A homage to Charlie Chaplin's 1921 classic "The Kid" about a homeless street artist who becomes a young girl's guardian after her father is murdered. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in New York. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Island Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 156696
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Joseph Losey (director); Peter O'Donnell, Jim Holdaway (comic); Norman Hargood (photographer); Evan Jones (screenwriter); Monica
Modesty Blaise Original photograph of Terence Stamp and Monica Vitti from the 1966 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage reference photograph of Terence Stamp and Monica Vitti from the 1966 film. "20th Century Fox Film Corp." stamp on verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Italy Netherlands and England. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing in far corners. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Référence libraire : 151995
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Todd Haynes (director, screenwriter); Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, Patricia Clarkson (starring)
Far From Heaven For Your Consideration screenplay for the 2002 film
Universal City: Focus Features 2002. For Your Consideration script for the 2002 film. Laid in with the script is a letter on Focus Features letterhead presenting the script in consideration for Best Screenplay. <br /> <br /> Noted filmmaker Todd Haynes' homage to Douglas Sirk about a wealthy suburban housewife in the 1950s whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel as she discovers her husband is a closeted gay man. Nominated for four Academy Awards.<br /> <br /> Set in Hartford Connecticut and shot on location throughout New Jersey. <br /> <br /> Salmon untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/5/01 with credits for director and screenwriter Todd Haynes. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Focus Features unknown
Référence libraire : 156814
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Costa-Gavras (director, screenwriter); Donald Stewart, John Nichols (screenwriters); Thomas Hauser (book); Jack Lemmon, Sissy Sp
Missing Original screenplay for the 1982 film
N.p.: N.p. 1981. Final Draft script for the 1982 film.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1978 book "The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice" about a father searching for his missing son in the aftermath of the Chilean military coup of 1973. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Screenplay. Winner of the Palme d'Or. <br /> <br /> Set in Chile and shot on location in Mexico. <br /> <br /> Generic agency front wrapper lacking rear wrapper possibly as issued. Title page present dated February 5 1981 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriters Costa-Gavras Donald Stewart and John Nichols and book credit for Thomas Hauser. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. In a custom green cloth clamshell box. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 156907
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Brian De Palma (director, screenwriter); Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen (starring)
Dressed to Kill Two original photographs from the set of the 1980 film
N.p. Two vintage color reference photographs of director Brian De Palma and actress Angie Dickinson along with a camera crew on the set of the 1980 film.<br /> <br /> A defining De Palma film suspenseful in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock and opening with an homage to the famous shower scene in Hitchcock's "Psycho." The sixth of nine highly distinctive films De Palma made between 1973 and 1984.<br /> <br /> Set in New York shot on location in New York and Pennsylvania. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Arrow 842. Criterion Collection 770. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. unknown
Référence libraire : 153222
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William Byron Hillman (screenwriter)
Campus Call Original screenplay for an unproduced film circa 1980s
N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Manuscript ink annotations to the title page and page 82. <br /> <br /> A teen comedy about a serious young girl who moves with her widowed father from Toronto to California where she quickly becomes immersed in her high school classmates' hijinks. <br /> <br /> Set in Toronto and California. <br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter William Byron Hillman. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with first leaf separated from the binding bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153888
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William Wyler (director); Jesse Hill Ford (novel, screenwriter); Stirling Silliphant (screenwriter); Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Hershe
The Liberation of L.B. Jones Original pressbook for the 1970 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1970. Vintage pressbook for the 1970 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1965 novel "The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones" by Jesse Hill Ford. A wealthy African American funeral director suspects a white policeman of having an affair with his considerably younger wife leading to a series of violent interactions with the police force who seek to avoid public exposure of the interracial affair. Director William Wyler's final film. <br /> <br /> Set in the fictional town of Somerset Tennessee and shot on location in Humboldt Tennessee. <br /> <br /> Seven pages saddle stapled. 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the edges. Columbia Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 155986
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Jack Nicholson (director, screenwriter); Jeremy Lamer (novel, screenwriter); William Tepper, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Robert Tow
Drive He Said Two original photographs from the 1971 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film both showing William Tepper in basketball garb one in the locker room and one on the court.<br /> <br /> Based on screenwriter Jeremy Larner's 1964 novel. Jack Nicholson's directorial debut a key film in the BBS Productions cycle of the early 1970s following several college students navigating Vietnam War protests uncertain romantic relationships and their own dubious futures after graduation.<br /> <br /> Shot on location at the University of Oregon and throughout Eugene Oregon.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 547. Columbia Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 156265
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Valerie Bertinelli (starring); Richard Michaels (director); Laird Koenig (novel, screenwriter); Rachel Ticotin, Jason Alexander
Rockabye Original screenplay for the 1986 television film
N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for the 1986 television film which originally aired on January 12 1986 on CBS. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1981 novel by screenwriter Laird Koenig. With the help of a tabloid journalist a recently divorced woman searches for her two-year-old son who has been stolen by a black market child selling ring. <br /> <br /> Set in New York. <br /> <br /> Red untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter and novelist Laird Koenig. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 148. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153892
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Henry Levin (director); George Agnew Chamberlain (novel); Winston Miller (screenwriter); Pat Boone, Shirley Jones, Dolores Micha
April Love Original post-production synopsis for the 1957 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Vintage post-production Synopsis for the 1957 film.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1941 novel "Phantom Filly" by George Agnew Chamberlain. Troubled teen Nick Pat Boone is forced to live and work on his uncle's Kentucky farm where he falls in love in their pretty neighbor Liz Shirley Jones.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in Lexington Kentucky. <br /> <br /> Self-wrappers integral with title page noted as Synopsis. Four leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light foxing and edgewear bound with single staple in upper left corner. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Référence libraire : 156259
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Fritz Lang (director); Charles Hoffman (screenwriter); Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr (starring)
The Blue Gardenia Original photograph of Fritz Lang and Anne Baxter on the set of the 1953 film noir
N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph of director Fritz Lang in conversation with actress Anne Baxter on the set of the 1953 film noir. Mimeo snipe to the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1951 novella by Vera Caspary. A telephone operator wakes up with a hangover and a creeping feeling that she might have murdered her date the previous night. The first installment in Lang's "newspaper noir" trilogy followed by "While the City Sleeps" 1956 and "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" 1956. <br /> <br /> Set in Los Angeles.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153219
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Ed Harris, Max von Sydow, Horst Buchholz (starring); Jonathan Sanger (director); Ronald Bass (novel, screenwriter)
Code Name: Emerald Emerald Original screenplay for the 1985 film
N.p.: N.p. 1983. Draft script for the 1985 film here under the working title "Emerald."<br /> <br /> Based on the 1984 novel "The Emerald Illusion" about a German secret agent who faces off with an American spy in a prison in occupied France during World War II. Screenwriter and novelist Ronald Bass would go on to win an Academy Award in 1988 for his screenplay for "Rain Man." <br /> <br /> Set in Germany shot on location in France. <br /> <br /> Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 24 1983 with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ronald Bass. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus with dampstaining affecting the front wrapper and top right corner of the title page bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153889
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Martin Ritt (director); Howard Sackler (play, screenwriter); James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook (sta
The Great White Hope Original screenplay for the 1970 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1969. Final Draft script for the 1970 film. Laid in with the script is a production memo dated November 5 1969 paper-clipped to two blue revision pages that correspond to the revision pages bound into the script. <br /> <br /> Based on Howard Sackler's 1968 Pulitzer Prize Tony Award and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning play a fictionalized account of the life of boxing champion Jack Johnson. James Earl Jones in his first starring role and Jane Alexander in her first film credit were both nominated for Oscars reprising their lead roles from the Broadway production. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in London Arizona and Barcelona. <br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper noted as production No. 196 dated September 26 1969. Title page present dated September 26 1969 noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Howard Sackler. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with two blue revision pages dated 11/5/69. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Référence libraire : 156231
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Titus Leber (screenwriter)
New Age Original screenplay and treatment script for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1982. Draft script and treatment script for an unproduced film. Draft script incomplete as issued. <br /> <br /> A fantasy adventure about a middle-aged white man who is chosen by Hopi American Indians to ascend to interdimensional safety during a solar eclipse which will create a fourth "World Age" term used in script on Earth. <br /> <br /> Draft script:<br /> <br /> Red titled wrappers undated with credits for screenwriter Titus Leber. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 92. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a white comb binding. <br /> <br /> Treatment script:<br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 with credits for screenwriter Titus Leber. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus overall with a small splash to the top left corner of the title page bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153893
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Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier (starring)
Trans-Europ-Express Original photograph of Alain Robbe-Grillet of the set of the 1966 film
N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Alain Robbe-Grillet with cinematographer Willy Kurant and a cameraman on the set of the 1966 French film. <br /> <br /> An inexperienced drug runner on a cross-continental train becomes the central figure in the imaginations of a group of filmmakers who are engaged in the process of drafting their next feature. <br /> <br /> Set in Paris and Antwerp. <br /> <br /> 7 x 5 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> BFI 2033. Grant France. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153193
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Russ Meyer (director, screenwriter); Roger Ebert (screenwriter); Erica Gavin, Cynthia Myers, Dolly Read, Marcia McBroom, John La
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Original photograph of Edy Williams from the 1970 film
N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film showing a near-nude Edy Williams. With the stamp of still photographer Willy Rizzo on the verso. <br /> <br /> After nearly a decade as one of America's most successful independent filmmakers sexploitation auteur Russ Meyer first reached out for the brass ring of major studio success with this frantic and most entertaining cult favorite once described by Meyer and screenwriter Roger Ebert as "the first exploitation-horror-camp-musical." The film follows three members of an all-girl rock band called The Kelly Affair who relocate to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Their success comes at the price of their friendship and integrity however and the girls eventually succumb to a nonstop train of decadence drugs and betrayal. Featuring one-hit wonders the Strawberry Alarm Clock supporting performances by Meyer regulars Charles Napier and Haji and a bit part from future Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier the film proved to be Meyer's biggest box-office success.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Hollywood.<br /> <br /> 8 x 12 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 836. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153231
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Erich von Stroheim (director, screenwriter, starring); Harry Carr (screenwriter); Fay Wray, Matthew Betz, Zasu Pitts (starring)
The Wedding March The Honeymoon Photograph of Fay Wray and Erich Von Stroheim from the 1928 film struck circa 1950s
N.p.: N.p. 1928. Reference photograph from the 1928 silent film struck circa 1950s showing director and actor Erich von Stroheim in a tender moment with Fay Wray. Manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso noting the film's title and the names of the photograph subjects.<br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> Stroheim's runaway production was halted after nine months of shooting by producer Pat Powers having gone nearly $1 million over budget with an edited running time of over four hours. After a disastrous preview Paramount decided to release two films from the footage as was Stroheim's original intent with the second part entitled "The Honeymoon" now lost.<br /> <br /> The film follows Prince Nicki an impoverished aristocrat who is in love with a beautiful but poor innkeeper's daughter but is forced to marry the daughter of a wealthy factory owner.<br /> <br /> 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registy. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153194
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Frank Borzage (director); Delmer Daves (screenwriter); Cheryl Walker, Lon McCallister, Margaret Early (starring)
Stage Door Canteen Original photograph from the set of the 1943 film
Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1943. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1943 film showing the canteen audience with a camera crew capturing the shot in the foreground. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of RKO Radio Pictures.<br /> <br /> A musical revolving around the romantic and comic goings-on at the Stage Door Canteen a real recreational center in New York created for for American and Allied servicemen during World War II. The actual Stage Door Canteen was a basement nightclub located in the 44th Street Theatre and was too busy to be used for filming. As a result the canteen was recreated at the Fox Movietone Studio and RKO Pathe Studios in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 153221
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John Waters (director, screenwriter); Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard (starring)
Serial Mom Original photograph of John Waters on the set of the 1994 film
N.p.: N.p. 1994. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director John Waters on the set of the 1994 film. Brief manuscript ink annotations to the verso noting the film title and Waters' name. <br /> <br /> A seemingly normal middle-class housewife in suburban Baltimore moonlights as a maniacal unstoppable serial killer. Waters' ninth feature film. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Baltimore. <br /> <br /> 5 x 7 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153192
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Arthur Hiller (director); Erich Segal (novel, screenwriter); Howard G, Minsky (producer); Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal (starring)
Love Story Original photograph from the set of the 1970 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1970. Vintage borderless studio still photograph of director Arthur Hiller and a camera crew capturing a sidewalk scene with actors Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. With the stamp of Cinemagence to the verso. <br /> <br /> Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Actor for Ryan O’Neal Best Actress for Ali McGraw and Best Supporting Actor for John Marley and winning one for Best Original Score. <br /> <br /> 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 153220
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Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert Mitchum (starring); Joseph Losey (director); George Tabori (screenwriter)
Secret Ceremony Original photograph of Elizabeth Taylor Mia Farrow and Joseph Losey on the set of the 1968 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Joseph Losey in conversation with actresses Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow between takes on the set of the 1968 film. To the left is script supervisor Pamela Davies giving instruction. Stamp of photographer Barrie Pattison on the verso.<br /> <br /> An impoverished woman meets a young girl who claims to be her long-lost daughter believed to have died in a drowning accident years before. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in London. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with two short closed tears to the right edge. <br /> <br /> Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 153217
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Mario Bava, Riccardo Freda (directors); Filippo Sanjust (screenwriter); John Merivale, Didi Perego, Gerard Herter, Giacomo Rossi
Caltiki The Immortal Monster Caltiki il mostro immortale Original photograph from the 1959 film
N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 Italian film.<br /> <br /> A team of archaeologists investigating Mayan ruins discover a giant blob monster which appears to be related to a comet passing near the earth. An early directorial effort by influential Italian filmmaker Mario Bava who would go on to define the giallo genre. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn and soiled to the top right corner. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153211
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Michelangelo Antonioni (director, screenwriter); Tonino Guerra, Elio Bartolini, Ottiero Ottieri (screenwriter); Alain Delon, Mon
L'eclisse The Eclipse Original photograph of Alain Delon from the 1962 film
Rome: Cineriz 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1962 film showing actor Alain Delon leaning against a fence. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Keystone Photo and Publifoto.<br /> <br /> A woman's newfound relationship with a power-hungry stockbroker gradually erodes as she becomes dissatisfied with his shallow interests. The final film in Michelangelo Antonioni's modernity trilogy preceded by "L'avventura" 1960 and "La notte" 1961.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Rome and Verona Italy. <br /> <br /> 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the bottom left corner reinforced with white paper tape on the verso. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 278. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Cineriz unknown
Référence libraire : 153200
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Woody Allen (starring, play, screenwriter); Herbert Ross (director); Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy (starring)
Play It Again Sam Original photograph of Woody Allen and Diane Keaton on the set of the 1972 film
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actors Woody Allen and Diane Keaton from the 1972 film.<br /> <br /> Based on Allen's 1969 play. The predecessor of many great films Allen would write and direct throughout the 1970s in terms of shooting style timing romantic themes and the actors involved. Allen had already directed two films at this point "Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and "Bananas" in 1971 but this film is significant in that it predicted the more substantive romantic comedies that would later place him among the most important filmmakers of his era.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall.<br /> <br /> Grant US. Paramount Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 153215
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James Dean (starring); Elia Kazan (director); John Steinbeck (novel); Paul Osborn (screenwriter); Raymond Massey, Julie Harris,
East of Eden Four original photographs depicting a fight sequence from the 1955 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1955. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1955 film together depicting a fight sequence involving James Dean and Julie Harris.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious emotionally troubled father. <br /> <br /> Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards including Best Director Best Screenplay and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for Dean's lead performance. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas California. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Slightly faded else Near Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown
Référence libraire : 153202
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James Dean (starring); Elia Kazan (director); John Steinbeck (novel); Paul Osborn (screenwriter); Raymond Massey, Julie Harris,
East of Eden Original photograph from the 1955 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1955. Striking vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film showing James Dean Raymond Massey and Julie Harris in a mournful moment.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious emotionally troubled father. <br /> <br /> Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards including Best Director Best Screenplay and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for James Dean's lead performance. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas California. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine.<br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown
Référence libraire : 156298
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Susan Seidelman (director); Leora Barish (screenwriter); Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn, Madonna (starring)
Desperately Seeking Susan Original photograph of director Susan Seidelman on the set of the 1985 film
N.p.: N.p. 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1985 film showing director Susan Seidelman reviewing the script on location. <br /> <br /> A bored New Jersey housewife gets involved in the life of a free spirited New Yorker through a series of events involving farcical elements such as amnesia and mistaken identity. Madonna's first major screen role and a breakthrough turn for Rosanna Arquette. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153201
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Bob Wickersham (director); Sid Marcus (screenwriter); Frank Graham, Harry Lang (starring)
Phoney Baloney Five original photographs from the 1945 animated film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1945. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1945 animated short film. <br /> <br /> A fox and a crow each scheme to capture the other in order to claim a $5000 reward for a wanted animal which is instead intended for the capture of a notorious wolf. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches overall with wide margins images measuring 4.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown
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Charlie Chaplin (director, screenwriter, starring); Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton (starring)
Limelight Original photograph from the 1952 film
N.p.: N.p. 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film showing a ballet performance from the perspective of the audience with the orchestra pit and conductor visible in the foreground. <br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> Autobiographically reflective of screen icon Charlie Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era depicting the final years of a washed-up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer representative of a new generation of performers. <br /> <br /> The first and only time that Chaplin and fellow silent film star Buster Keaton would appear onscreen together and the only Chaplin picture to win an Academy Award albeit for the original score of the 1972 re-release. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 756. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 153204
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William Wyler (director); Lew Wallace (novel); Karl Tunberg (screenwriter); Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Hawkins (starrin
Ben-Hur Original photograph of William Wyler on the set of the 1959 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage reference photograph of director William Wyler on the set of the 1959 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will Ben-Hur endures hard labor and slavery in prison and once released vows revenge on Messala. The most expensive film ever made at the time of its release with a 15 million dollar budget and a massive elaborate set. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards and winning 11 including Best Picture Best Director and Best Actor.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Italy and California.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
Référence libraire : 156001
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Ernest Hemingway (story); Martin Ritt (director); AE. Hotchner (screenwriter); Richard Beymer, Diane Baker (starring) A. E.
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Ernest Hemingway's Young Man Original screenplay for the 1962 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1961. Revised Final Draft script for the 1962 film. <br /> <br /> Based on Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" as well as his "Nick Adams" stories about a 19-year-old who leaves his Michigan home holding various jobs before signing up to become an ambulance driver for the Italian Army during World War I. Nominated for five Golden Globes including Best Drama and Best Supporting Actor. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Mellen Wisconsin and in Verona Italy. <br /> <br /> Red titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper dated October 17 1961. Title page present dated October 17 1961 noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter A.E. Hotchner. 167 leaves with last page of text numbered 67. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/23/61 and 11/27/61. Pages with silverfish damage to the top of the confidentiality page and a small amount to the top of the title page else Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Référence libraire : 156240
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William Wyler (director); Sidney Howard (play, screenwriter); Sinclair Lewis (novel); Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas
Dodsworth Original photograph of Walter Huston and William Wyler on the set of the 1936 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1936. Vintage reference photograph of director William Wyler and actor Walter Huston on the set of the 1936 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a date stamp in French reading 30 Juil July 1936. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1934 play by Sidney Howard based in turn on the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. A recently retired automobile magnate and his frivolous wife take an extended trip to Europe only to discover they have grown apart over the years. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly age toned with two punch holes on the bottom edge. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
Référence libraire : 155999
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Ernest Hemingway (novel); Peter Viertel (screenwriter); Henry King (director); Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Errol Flynn, Eddie Alb
The Sun Also Rises Original screenplay for the 1957 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Final Draft script for the 1957 film. <br /> <br /> The first screen adaptation of the 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway. One of the most honest film adaptations of its era attributable mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell. in other words as himself. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Pamplona Paris Biarritz and Mexico.<br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 97 and production No. 683 dated February 20 1957. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated February 20 1957 noted as Final Script. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/11/57 and 6/3/57. Pages with silverfish damage to the corners of the first few pages and final revision page else Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with toning and creasing at the extremities and a small dampstain to the heel bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Référence libraire : 156242
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Fred Zinnemann (director); Richard Schweizer (screenwriter); Montgomery Clift, Ivan Jandl, Jarmila Novotna, Aline MacMahon (star
The Search Original photograph of William Wyler Fred Zinnemann and Jarmila Novotná on the set of the 1948 film
N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage reference photograph of William Wyler visiting the set of the 1948 film talking to director Fred Zinnemann and actress Jarmila Novotná between takes.<br /> <br /> A young Auschwitz survivor searches for his mother in the years following World War II. Actor Ivan Jandl was presented with a special juvenile Academy Award but was unable to travel to the US to receive the award due to restrictions by the communist government of his native Czechoslovakia. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in postwar Germany in Ingolstadt Munich Nuremberg and Würzburg. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the corners and bottom edge. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 156004
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William Wyler (director); Jesse Hill Ford (novel, screenwriter); Stirling Silliphant (screenwriter); Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Hershe
The Liberation of L.B. Jones Original poster for the 1970 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1970. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1970 film.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1965 novel "The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones" by Jesse Hill Ford. A wealthy African American funeral director suspects a white policeman of having an affair with his considerably younger wife leading to a series of violent interactions with the police force who seek to avoid public exposure of the interracial affair. Director William Wyler's final film. <br /> <br /> Set in the fictional town of Somerset Tennessee and shot on location in Humboldt Tennessee. <br /> <br /> 27 x 41 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus with light creasing at the corners and a small closed tear at the center. Columbia Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 155991
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John Ford (director); Wilson Collison (play); John Lee Mahin (screenwriter); Jitendra Arya (photographer); Clark Gable, Ava Gard
Mogambo Two original photographs of John Ford Clark Gable and Ava Gardner on the set of the 1953 film
N.p.: N.p. 1953. Two vintage matte-finish photographs taken on the set of the 1953 film one showing director John Ford and actor Clark Gable enjoying a coffee break and one showing Ford in conversation with actress Ava Gardner. One photograph with a number stamp on the verso noting No. 1616X112.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1932 play "Red Dust" also starring Clark Gable which was in turn based on Wilson Collison's 1928 play. While on a safari in Kenya a hunter is ensnared in a love triangle between a young American socialite and an anthropologist's unfaithful wife. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Kenya in Okalataka Mount Kenya Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha.<br /> <br /> 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 155982
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Delbert Mann (director); Sidney Carroll (screenwriter); Cliff Robertson, Beau Bridges, Peter Strauss, Robert Ryan (starring)
The Man Without a Country Original screenplay for the 1973 television movie
New York: Norman Rosemont Productions 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Ron Muky with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and a small manuscript ink annotation noting the number 50 on the first page. <br /> <br /> Based on Edward Everett Hale's 1865 novel. A naval officer renounces his country and is sentenced to sail indeterminately never to return to America and kept unaware of the country's developments. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Rhode Island Connecticut and New York. <br /> <br /> Goldenrod titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated August 14 1972 with credits for screenwriter Carroll. 93 leaves with last page of text Mechanical duplication undated throughout with blue and pink revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Norman Rosemont Productions unknown
Référence libraire : 146260
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Robert Mulligan (director); Richard Price (novel); Walter Newman (screenwriter); Paul Sorvino, Richard Gere, Tony Lo Bianco, Lel
Bloodbrothers Original screenplay for the 1978 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Final Draft script for the 1978 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1976 coming-of-age novel. A young man from a working class Italian background struggles to balance the blue collar desires of his volatile family with his own dream of becoming a teacher. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.<br /> <br /> Set in the Bronx New York.<br /> <br /> Goldenrod titled Warner Brothers wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated March 14 1977. Title page present dated March 14 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Walter Newman and novelist Richard Price. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 3/28/77. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
Référence libraire : 149823
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Ford Beebe (director); Bertram Millhauser (screenwriter); Charles Korvin, Ella Raines, J. Carrol Naish (starring)
Enter Arsene Lupin Original screenplay for the 1944 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1944. Draft script for the 1944 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the popular Arsene Lupin mystery series created by Maurice Leblanc. In this entry roguish gentleman thief Lupin robs a young heiress of her jewels while on a train to England but later reconsiders his actions and saves her life. <br /> <br /> Set in England.<br /> <br /> Tan titled wrappers dated May 24 1944 with credits for screenwriter Bertram Millhauser and character credits to Maurice Leblanc. Title page present dated April 27 1944 with credits for screenwriter Bertram Millhauser and character credits to Maurice Leblanc. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only with five blue revision pages bound in after the script dated 10/24/44. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good dry and brittle with wear to the top and bottom edges of the front wrapper bound with three gold brads. United Artists unknown
Référence libraire : 149848
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S. Lee Pogostin (director, screenwriter); Charles Aidman, Bradford Dillman, Karen Jensen (starring)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: Crazier Than Cotton Original screenplay for the 1966 television episode
N.p.: N.p. 1966. Draft script for the fourth episode of the fourth season of "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre." With two manuscript pencil annotations to the first leaf noting names of prospective actors for the roles of Vicky and Ramon. <br /> <br /> While the Chrysler Theatre program was primarily known for actor Bob Hope's comedy routines many of the episodes presented musical and dramatic storylines. In "Crazier Than Cotton" after being forced to borrow money from his girlfriend to attend his father's funeral an unsuccessful young sculptor realizes he must drastically change his life.<br /> <br /> Set in New York City. <br /> <br /> White self-wrappers lacking front wrapper and title page. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with the first leaf detached from the binding partially bound with a single staple. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 147190
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Robert B. Aldrich (screenwriter); Eve Brown (novel)
The Plaza Original treatment script for an unproduced television series
N.p.: N.p. 1969. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. <br /> <br /> Loosely based on Eve Brown's 1967 novel. A group of wealthy socialites and celebrities staying at the Plaza Hotel are taken hostage for an enormous ransom soon realizing that their time is limited by a scant 18-hour supply of food water and light.<br /> <br /> Set in Manhattan.<br /> <br /> Black titled wrappers. Distribution page present with receipt intact noting copy No. 87. Title page present dated 1969 with credits for screenwriter ROBERT B. ALDRICH. 76 leaves with last page of text numbered 73. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly rusted near the binding bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
Référence libraire : 147106
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Charles Bronson (starring); J. Lee Thompson (director); Richard Sale (screenwriter); Rex Burns (novel); Trish Van Devere (starri
Messenger of Death Original screenplay for the 1988 film
Los Angeles: Cannon Films 1987. Revised Shooting script for the 1988 film. <br /> <br /> Based on Rex Burns' 1983 novel "The Avenging Angel." A newspaper reporter investigates the ritualistic slaying of a group of Mormons in Colorado. The penultimate film leading man Charles Bronson would make with director J. Lee Thompson following "St. Ives" 1976 "The White Buffalo" 1977 "Caboblanco" 1980 "10 to Midnight" 1983 "The Evil That Men Do" 1984 "Murphy's Law" 1986 and "Death Wish 4: The Crackdown" 1987 and followed by "Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects" 1989 Thompson's final film.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Colorado.<br /> <br /> Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 16 1987 noted as REVISED SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter RICHARD SALE and novelist REX BURNS. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with light dampstaining to the top page edges bound internally with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Grant US. Olive Films 1102. Cannon Films unknown
Référence libraire : 146831
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Nastassja Kinski (starring); Monica Teuber (director, screenwriter, producer); Steve Bond, David Warner, Gunter Meisner (starrin
Magdalene Silent Night Original screenplay for the 1988 film
Berlin: Silent Night GbR 1985. Draft script for the 1988 film. Here under the working title "Silent Night." <br /> <br /> The true story of how Father Joseph Mohr an Austrian priest falls in love with a prostitute hopes to reform her does not and ends up composing the popular Christmas hymn "Silent Night" with schoolteacher Franz Gruber in 1818. <br /> <br /> Set in Austria. <br /> <br /> Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1985 with credits for screenwriter Monica Teuber. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Silent Night GbR unknown
Référence libraire : 141557
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Marcel Varnel (director); Roger Burford (screenwriter); Walter Hackett (playwright); Clifford Mollison, Wendy Barrie, Zelma O'Ne
Freedom of the Seas Original screenplay for the 1934 film
Elstree: British International Pictures 1934. Draft script for the 1934 film. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the front wrapper and first leaf.<br /> <br /> A wimpy foppish clerk is fired from his job and as a last resort enlists in the Navy.<br /> <br /> Tall orange titled wrappers noted as copy No. 1 dated 25th January 1934. Title page present dated 25th January 1934. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with soiling and dampstaining to both and rusting near the page binding with silver prong binding. British International Pictures unknown
Référence libraire : 146328
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