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Walter Anton White (screenwriter)
Cold Light of Day Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Palos Verdes Peninsula CA: Capitol International Pictures. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in manuscript ink throughout. <br /> <br /> Alex the playwright daughter of a famous actress is taking her mother's body to her homeland of Greece to bury her when she meets Kristo a married man whose wife is pregnant with his brother's child. They begin a serendipitous romance in Athens starting completely anew until everything starts to fall apart with Kristo's university friend trying to sleep with Alex until he reveals he is actually a homosexual the death of Kristo's brother and Alex's husband running into all of them at a party. <br /> <br /> Set in Athens. <br /> <br /> White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Walter Anton White. 165 leaves with last page of text numbered 164. Mechanical duplication Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Capitol International Pictures unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 140712
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Shohei Imamura (director, screenwriter); Keiji Hasebe (screenwriter); Emiko Aizawa, Setsuko Amamiya, Tomio Aoki, Aomoko Aoyagi (
The Insect Woman Original screenplay for the 1963 film
Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A metaphor for the experience of Japanese citizens in the postwar era told through the perspective of a woman named Tome born into a lower class family. She finds herself in a cycle of self-defeat repeating the same mistakes that have always plagued her. <br /> <br /> Yellow titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 473. Eureka 22. Nikkatsu unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141423
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Michel Audiard (director); Jean-Marie Poire (screenwriter); Jean Carmet, Stephane Audran, Jane Birkin (starring)
How to Make Good When One is a Jerk and a Crybaby Comment reussir quand on est con et pleurnichard Original photograph of Jane Birkin from the 1974 film
France: Les Films du Jeudi / Gaumont 1974. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Jane Birkin from the 1974 film. With a manuscript notation on the verso identifying the film. <br /> <br /> A liquor salesman makes up stories to obscure his pathetic life in order to succeed at both business and with women. <br /> <br /> 9 x 11.25 inches Near Fine. Les Films du Jeudi / Gaumont unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142071
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Mike Hodges (director); Trevor Preston (screenwriter); Arnaud Fevrier (photographer); Clive Owen, Charlotte Rampling, Jonathan R
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Five original photographs from the set of the 2003 film
Hollywood: Mosaic Film Group / Paramount Pictures 2003. Five vintage color French photographs four of which are candids taken during breaks in shooting the 2003 UK film. <br /> <br /> A return to form for director Hodges bearing a strong resemblance to his debut "Get Carter" 1971 about a retired criminal who returns to London to investigate the death of his brother. <br /> <br /> 10 x 7 inches. Fine. Mosaic Film Group / Paramount Pictures unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141918
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Nagisa Oshima (director, screenwriter); Miyuki Kuwano, Yusuke Kawazu, Yoshiko Kuga, Fumio Watanabe (starring)
Cruel Story of Youth Original screenplay for the 1960 film
Tokyo: Shockiku Ofuna 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A young woman is hitchhiking when the driver who picks her up attempts to molest her. A young gangster comes to her aid and then leads her on a wild relationship through the Japanese underground towards the eventual destruction of both of them. <br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. <br /> <br /> Godard Histoires du cinema. Shockiku Ofuna unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141447
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Richard Benjamin (director); Nat Mauldin (screenwriter); Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Penelope Ann Miller, Joe Pantoliano (
Downtown Original screenplay for the 1990 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1989. Revised Sixth Draft script for the 1990 film. <br /> <br /> A police officer working in a rich suburb of Philadelphia pulls over a wealthy business owner and messed with the wrong guy as he is reassigned to downtown Philadelphia. Everyone is sure he will get himself and his partner killed so Sergeant Curren Whitaker is assigned to babysit him. He flails until his best friend fellow officer is killed investigating a stolen car. After that the rule book goes out the window. <br /> <br /> Set in Philadelphia shot on location there as well as Claremont and Los Angeles CA. <br /> <br /> Red titled wrappers dated March 13 1989. Title page present dated June 28 1989 noted as Revised Sixth Draft with credits for screenwriter Mauldin. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographically duplicated first generation photocopy with no copied punch holes with yellow blue green pink and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between March 28 1989 and June 28 1989. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 140694
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Kenji Mizoguchi (director); Masashige Narusawa (screenwriter); Yoshiko Shibaki (novel); Machiko Kyo, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure
Street of Shame Akasen chitai Original screenplay for the 1956 film
Kanagawa Japan: Daiei Studios 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film. Text in Japanese. With annotations on a few pages in manuscript ink. <br /> <br /> Based on the novel "Susaki No Onna" by Yoshiko Shibaki. The last film of Mizoguchi this film is a vivid portrayal of prostitution in 1950s Japan shot before the Japanese government's anti-prostitution bill told through the perspective of several different women who work in the business for various reasons. <br /> <br /> Set in Tokyo and shot on location there. <br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 13. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection Eclipse 13. Eureka Masters of Cinema. Daiei Studios unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141466
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Brian De Palma (director, screenwriter); John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz (starring)
Blow Out Eight original photographs from the 1981 film
US: Cinema 77 / Geria Productions / Filmways 1981. Eight vintage borderless color photographs from the 1981 film. <br /> <br /> Based on Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film "Blow Up" with an audio recording replacing a photograph early 80s Philadelphia replacing Swinging London and a tight political thriller plot replacing the looser and less immediate one in the original. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Philadelphia. <br /> <br /> 7 x 9.5 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 562. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Cinema 77 / Geria Productions / Filmways unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142167
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Robert Stevenson (director); Don Tait (screenwriter); Suzanne Pleshette, Jo Anne Worley, Tim Conway, Dean Jones (starring)
No Deposit No Return Double Trouble Original screenplay for the 1976 film
Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1975. Draft script for the 1976 Disney comedy film "No Deposit No Return" seen here under the working title "Double Trouble." Copy belonging to actor Hank Jones who played the role of Policeman #2 with his name on the front wrapper in black ink. <br /> <br /> A heist film Inspired by two O. Henry short stories "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "A Retrieved Reformation."<br /> <br /> Set in Los Angeles.<br /> <br /> Pink titled wrappers noted as production No. 0144 dated May 14 1975 with credits for story writer Joe McEveety and screenplay writers Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson. Title page integral with the first page of text as issued dated 6/24/75. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication with blue green pink and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/2/75 and 7/15/75. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Walt Disney Productions unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141945
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Richard Brooks (director, screenwriter); Sinclair Lewis (novel); Burt Lancaster, Jean Simmons (starring)
Elmer Gantry Original double weight photograph from the set of the 1960 film
Beverly Hills CA: Elmer Gantry Productions / United Artists 1960. Vintage double weight photograph from the set of the 1960 film. Director Richard Brooks gets up close to direct Burt Lancaster as Lancaster holds Jean Simmons. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis. Nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture winning for Best Actor Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Rosenbaum 1000. Elmer Gantry Productions / United Artists unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142077
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Seijun Suzuki (director); Susumu Saji (screenwriter); Michitaro Mizushima, Mari Shiraki, Shinsuke Ashida, Toru Abe (starring)
Underworld Beauty Original screenplay for the 1958 film
Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> The first film to be credited to Suzuki by his assumed name a man released from prison needs money and goes to retrieve diamonds sought after by fellow yakuza members. <br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Nikkatsu unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141439
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Jean Renoir (director, screenwriter); R Sauget (photographer); Robert Louis Stevenson (novel); Jean-Louis Barrault (starring)
Experiment in Evil Le testament de Docteur Cordelier 36 original photographs with negatives from the set of the 1959 film
France: Radio-Television Francaise RTF / Societe Financiere de Radiodiffusion / Compagnie Jean Renoir 1959. Archive of 36 press photographs taken on the set of the 1959 film mounted to four printed card stock proof sheets from "Telerama" magazine with each sheet containing manuscript ink annotations with the name of the production credits for Renoir and photographer R. Saguet and with three dated January 26 1959 and one dated April 4 1959. Accompanying the photographs are 35 negatives for photographs in the archive and 1 negative for a photograph that was not struck and mounted. <br /> <br /> All the photographs featuring cast and crew working on the set and 16 feature images of Renoir on the set. <br /> <br /> Also included are two vintage borderless press photographs depicting scenes for the film. Each with the stamp of "Telerama" on the verso along with manuscript annotations identifying the film and for layout. <br /> <br /> Renoir's loose adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" premiering at the Venice Film Festival followed by airing on French television and an international theatrical release. <br /> <br /> Proof photographs and negatives roughly 2 x 2 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Proof sheets 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Card stock. About Near Fine with some wear at the corners. <br /> <br /> Press photographs 7.25 x 5 inches. Light diagonal creasing to the upper corner of one photograph else Near Fine. Radio-Television Francaise [RTF] / Societe Financiere de Radiodiffusion / Compagnie Jean Renoir unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142159
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Seijun Suzuki (director); Ikki Kajwara (screenwriter); Kyoko Enami, Yoshio Harada, Masumi Okada, Shuji Sano (starring)
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness Original screenplay for the 1977 film
Burbank CA: Cinema Epoch 1977. Draft script for the 1977 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A female golfer tries to perform to the very best of her abilities but must contend with the men in her life her neighbors her family and a stalker who will not leave her alone. <br /> <br /> Pink titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Cinema Epoch unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141442
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Shohei Imamura (screenwriter, director); Frank Nagai, Shin'ichi Yanagisawa, Hisano Yamaoka, Masahiko Shimazu (starring)
Nisha Ginza Station Original screenplay for the 1958 film
Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> Title based on a song popularized by the leading actor Frank Nagai. A comedy featuring a drugstore owner who begins an extramarital affair when his wife and child go on vacation. <br /> <br /> White illustrated titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 18. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141432
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Shohei Imamura (screenwriter, director); Hisashi Yamanouchi (screenwriter); Shinji Fujiwara (author); Reiji Akitsu, Shinsuke Ash
Endless Desire Original screenplay for the 1958 film
Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> Based on a novel by Shinju Fujiwara. Five people assemble ten years after the end of the Pacific War at a military station to uncover a stash of morphine worth a fortune now whcih was buried by the medical officer Mashimoto at the abdication of the Emperor. One of members of the group does not belong there. <br /> <br /> Orange titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Nikkatsu unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141434
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Marco Ferreri (director, screenwriter); Velio Cioni (photographer); Rafael Azcona (screenwriter); Ugo Tognazzi, Marian Vlady (st
The Conjugal Bed Four original oversize photographs from the set of the 1963 film
Italy: Sancro Film 1963. Four vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the 1963 Italian film. With the stamps of photographer Velio Cioni and two press agencies on the verso. Two of the photographs show crew members putting the finishing touches on a mannequin of Jesus while director Ferreri looks on. <br /> <br /> A satire of masculinity and chauvinism where a man marries a much younger woman the woman wanting nothing more than to have a child. The mental and physical strain of trying to please her drives the man to a heart attack and death. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes where Marina Vlady also won for Best Actress. <br /> <br /> 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. Sancro Film unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142070
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Luc Besson (director, screenwriter); Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Jean Moreau, Jean Reno (starring)
La Femme Nikita Nikita Original photograph of Luc Besson on the set of the 1990 film
Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Gaumont 1990. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1990 film showing director Besson peering through a missing pane of glass with a camera. <br /> <br /> A breakthrough international success for Besson who would go on to a long career as a director and producer of action films and would hit it even bigger three years later with "The Professional" "Leon". <br /> <br /> Remade twice first as the 1991 Hong Kong film "Black Cat" "Hei Mao" directed by Stephen Shin and starring Jade Leung and then as the 1993 US film "Point of No Return" directed by John Badham and starring Bridget Fonda; and twice adapted for television in 1997 as "La Femme Nikita" starring Peta Wilson which aired for five seasons on USA then in 2010 as "Nikita" starring Maggie Q which aired for four seasons on The CW. <br /> <br /> 7 x 5 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Grant France. Gaumont unknown
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Patrick Regan (director, screenwriter); Alain Silver, Ronald Abrams, Mary Stewart (screenwriters); Fabian, Marilyn Burns (starri
Kiss Daddy Goodbye Caution Children at Play Original screenplay for the 1981 film
Santa Monica: Pendragon Film 1980. Draft script for the 1981 film "Kiss Daddy Goodbye" seen here under the alternate title "Caution Children at Play." Copy belonging to costume designer David Chierichetti with his name blue ink on the front wrapper and his manuscript annotations throughout. <br /> <br /> Two telekinetic children avenge their death of their father a professor of the occult who was killed by a gang of renegade bikers. Director Patrick Regan cast his own children for the leading roles. <br /> <br /> Set in California. <br /> <br /> Orange titled wrappers. Title page present rubber stamped copy No. 024 with credits for screenwriters Alain Silver Patrick Regan Ron Abrams and Mary Stewart. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication first generation copy with no copied punch holes on yellow stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Pendragon Film unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141949
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Ezra Bowen (screenwriter)
Beans Original teleplay script for an unproduced television series
N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. <br /> <br /> Beans is the chauffeur secret agent Jedediah Norris a beautiful young woman who is in graduate school and adopted from Vietnam during the war by her father a black man named Tom Callahan. She is also a gourmet chef and is in desperate love with her boss but he only seems to notice her when she goofs. All the while she is an aspiring television star hoping to work in show business one day. <br /> <br /> Set in San Francisco. <br /> <br /> Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ezra Bowen. 26 leaves with last page of text numbered 25. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 140743
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Brian De Palma (director, screenwriter); John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz (starring)
Blow Out Original photograph of Brian De Palma and Nancy Allen on the set of the 1981 film
US: Filmways 1981. Vintage borderless color photograph from the 1981 film. Director Brian De Palma and Nancy Allen confer on the set with the stage setup for the film's wild parade sequence ending clearly in the background. <br /> <br /> Conceptual remake of Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film "Blow Up" with an audio recording replacing a photograph early 80s Philadelphia replacing Swinging London and a tight political thriller plot replacing the looser and less immediate one in the original. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Philadelphia. <br /> <br /> 7 x 9.5 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 562. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Filmways unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142109
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Seijun Suzuki (director); Yozo Tanaka (screenwriter); Kenji Sawada, Tomoko Mariya, Masumi Miyazaki, Tamasaburo Bando (starring)
Yumeji Original screenplay for the 1991 film
N.p.: Genjiro Amato 1991. Draft script for the 1991 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A semi-fictional account of Japanese artists Yumeji Takehisa who falls in love with a widow and then becomes a rival with the ghost of her dead husband and her husband's murderer. <br /> <br /> Purple titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Genjiro Amato unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141425
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Henrik Ibsen (playwright); Edward Bond (screenwriter)
Ibsen's Master Builder Original teleplay script for an unproduced film
Los Angeles: Hollywood Television Theatre 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil. <br /> <br /> Based on Ibsen's 1892 play considered one of his most revealing works about Halvard Solness a master builder who returns to his hometown to construct a church with a towering steeple. Iit is revealed Solness has a great fear of heights. Yet he climbs the steeple for the grand unveiling of the building only to fall to his death. <br /> <br /> Edward Bond was an English writer and director famous for his many plays which lead to the end of theater censorship in the UK including "Saved" 1965. Though not wholly concerned with cinema he produced several screenplays in his life including an adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's "Laughter in the Dark" 1968. <br /> <br /> Set in Europe 1900. <br /> <br /> Red titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated May 13 1975 with credits for screenwriter Edward Bond and playwright Henrik Ibsen. Title page present dated May 13 1975 noted as First Draft with credits for playwright Ibsen and screenwriter Bond. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Hollywood Television Theatre unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 140691
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Shohei Imamura (screenwriter, director); Akiyuki Nosaka, Koji Numata (screenwriters); Shochi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto, Ganjiro Nak
The Pornographers Original screenplay for the 1966 film
Tokyo: Toho Company 1966. Draft script for the 1966 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A pornographer is keeping a low profile to keep out of the way of the mob while also is trying to keep the various people in his life happy including his stepdaughter stepson mistress and wife who believes her first husband was reincarnated as a carp. <br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 178 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 207. Toho Company unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141453
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Seijun Suzuki (director); Yasutaro Yagi (screenwriter); Koji Wada, Misako Watanabe, Nobuo Kaneko, Keisuke Noro (starring)
Hyakuman-doru o tatakidase Million Dollar Smash-and-Grab Original screenplay for the 1961 film
Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1961. Treatment script for the 1961 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who might be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife. <br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Nikkatsu unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141438
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Kenji Mizoguchi (director); Kazuo Funahashi, Yoshikata Yoda (screenwriter); Selichi Funabashi (author); Michiyo Kogure, Yoshiko
Portrait of Madame Yuki Original screenplay for the 1950 film
Tokyo: Shintoho Film 1950. Two Draft scripts for the 1950 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> Based on a novel by Selichi Funabashi . A young servant girl Hamako has recently begun working for her hero Madame Yuki who quickly disillusioned her to her dream when she is presented with a list of the Madame's personal problems. <br /> <br /> First draft:<br /> <br /> White illustrated titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. <br /> <br /> Second draft:<br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 15 leaves with last page of text numbered 15. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Shintoho Film unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141467
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Jack Lewis (screenwriter)
Trouble Incorporated: The Scarlet Canary Original teleplay script for an unproduced television series
N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script ribbon copy typescript for the pilot episode of an unproduced television series. <br /> <br /> Jonothan Doom an ex-war correspondent has turned private investigator in this series along with his sidekick old cop Shannon Muldoon. Using their wits and judo techniques instead of firearms their unorthodox approach to crime will bring them fame and infamy in an age where they will bring bad guys to justice but perhaps end up behind bars themselves much to the chagrin of the police commissioner. <br /> <br /> Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 51 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with dampstaining on the front wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 140746
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Shohei Imamura (screenwriter, producer, director); Ken Miyamoto (screenwriter); Kaori Momoi, Shigeru Izumiya, Ken Ogata, Shigeru
Why Not Original screenplay for the 1981 film
Tokyo: Imamura Productions 1980. Draft script for the 1981 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A period drama featuring a man returning from exile in America during the Edo era and begins searching for his wife. He gets caught up in revolutionary fervor and his emotions get the best of him. <br /> <br /> Orange titled perfect-bound wrappers rubber stamped production number 133 dated 1980. Title page present. 201 leaves with last page of text numbered 192. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Imamura Productions unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141462
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Shohei Imamura (screenwriter, director); Kota Okabe (screenwriter); Ken Ogata, Mitsuko Baisho, Chu Hsiung Ko, Norhei Miki (starr
Zegen Original screenplay for the 1987 film
Tokyo: Imamura Productions 1987. Draft script for the 1987 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> The greatest pimp in all of Japanese history Iheji Muraoka also known as Zegen or the "Boss of the South Seas" grew in power as Japan grew. Not only were his achievements contributing to his mantle of success but he believed they advanced the global ambitions of his nation promoting patriotic interests. <br /> <br /> Blue titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Imamura Productions unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141451
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Waris Hussein (director); Margaret Drabble (screenwriter, author); Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles, John Standing (sta
Thank You All Very Much The Millstone Original screenplay for the 1969 film
N.p.: Amicus Productions 1968. Draft script for the 1969 film. Typed Letter Signed in manuscript ink laid in three pages total dated August 21 1968. Based on the 1965 novel "The Millstone" by Margaret Drabble and adapted by her to the screen. <br /> <br /> Produced by Amicus Productions a company typically known for its blood-drenched horror films. Venturing into another genre the studio produced this drama that follows Rosamund Stacey Dennis a bookish doctoral candidate who is perpetually dodging the sexual advances of the men in her life. This comes to an end when she meets George Matthews McKellen. The film was not a box office success on its release but is today viewed as one of the best films made by the studio. <br /> <br /> Set in London shot on location there. <br /> <br /> Green untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Margaret Drabble. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Amicus Productions unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142320
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Roger Vadim (director, screenwriter); Jean Cau, Jena-Pierre Petrolacci (screenwriters); Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, Mathieu
Don Juan or if Don Juan Were a Woman Don Juan ou si Don Juan etait une femme. Original photograph of Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin from the 1973 film
Paris: Filmsonor 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film showing Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin in bed together. <br /> <br /> Vadim's attempt to explore female freedom and sexuality for women by changing the classical figure of Don Juan into the modern figure of Brigitte Bardot. The fifth film Vadim made starring Bardot and one of two released in 1973 after which she retired from acting. <br /> <br /> Shot in Paris. <br /> <br /> 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Filmsonor unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142105
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Marc Rocco (director); Dan Gordon (screenwriter); Darryl Ponicsan (screenwriter, rewrite); Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary O
Murder in the First Original screenplay for the 1995 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1989. Revised Draft script for the 1995 film. <br /> <br /> 17 year old Henri Young Bacon steals five dollars from a grocery store to feed his little sister. He is caught his sister is sent to an orphanage and he never sees her again and unfortunately for him the grocery store also housed a post office making the crime a federal offense. He is sent to Alcatraz where he attempts escape and is foiled by a fellow inmate leaving him sentenced to solitary confinement in the basement of the island prison. Upon his release he has a psychotic episode in which he stabs his betrayer to death with a spoon. James Stamphill Slater is to defend him alleging that Alcatraz drove him insane. <br /> <br /> Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 23 1989 noted as Revised Rewrite with credits for screenwriters Gordon and Ponicsan. 122 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. <br /> <br /> Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Warner Brothers unknown
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Robert Mulligan (director); Joseph Olshan (novel); Mark Medoff (screenwriter); Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinla
Clara's Heart Original screenplay for the 1988 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Fourth Draft script for the 1988 film. Based on the 1985 novel by Joseph Olshan. <br /> <br /> A family is in crisis following the death of their child from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The mother takes a trip to Jamaica where she meets Clara Mayfield Goldberg who helps her overcome her grief with her no-nonsense straight talk. The mother invites her back to Baltimore to raise their young son Harris and Clara is eventually compelled to reveal dark secrets about her past. <br /> <br /> Pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 8 1987 noted as Fourth Draft with credits for screenwriter Medoff and writer Olshan. 128 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine with some mild sunning bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
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Emil Nofal (screenwriter)
Drumbeat Original treatment script for an unproduced television series
Pretoria South Africa: Emil Nofal Films N.D. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. <br /> <br /> A half-hour television series focusing on the unique cultures of Africa and how different groups interact with each other especially in the modern age. Written for South African television by Nofal an acclaimed South African director producer and screenwriter. <br /> <br /> Set in South Africa. <br /> <br /> White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Emil Nofal. 5 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 5. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus perfect-bound. Emil Nofal Films unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141676
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John Hersey (novel); Lee Minoff (screenwriter)
The Child Buyer Original screenplay for an unproduced film
New York: LaMarca Productions 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film based on the 1960 novel by John Hersey. <br /> <br /> A satire about the American educational system in which a man tries to buy a smart young child with a difficult home life in order to utilize him in an experiment to engineer super-intelligent humans. Adaptation written by Lee Minoff writer of the screenplay for the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine."<br /> <br /> Tan untitled agency wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lee Minoff and novelist John Hersey. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 145. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. LaMarca Productions unknown
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[Nixon, Richard] Stone, Oliver (director, screenwriter); Christopher Wilkinson, Stephen J Rivele (screenwriters); Anthony Hopkin
Nixon Original press kit for the 1995 film
Burbank CA: Buena Vista Pictures 1995. Vintage press kit for the 1995 film. Press kit includes 11 black and white photographs and a pamphlet of production information housed in a titled pictorial studio folder. <br /> <br /> The second of director Oliver Stone's trilogy of films about US Presidents a semi-biographical film chronicling Nixon's impeachment with flashbacks to his life before the presidency. Director Oliver Stone received some criticism for depicting Nixon in typical dramatic flair as an alcoholic and a fallen hero though the film was well-received. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Musical Score and Best Actor. <br /> <br /> Photos 10 x 8 inches. Production pamphlet 35 pages saddle stapled housed in a 9 x 12 inch folder. Photos and production pamphlet Fine in a Very Good plus folder. Buena Vista Pictures unknown
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[The Doors] Stone, Oliver (director, screenwriter); Randall Jahnson (screenwriter); Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan (starr
The Doors Original press kit for the 1991 film
Culver City CA: TriStar Pictures 1991. Vintage press kit for the 1991 film. Press kit includes six black and white photographs and a pamphlet of production information housed in a titled pictorial studio folder. <br /> <br /> Oliver Stone a self-professed Doors fan directs this star studded over-the-top biopic whose production struggled through over ten years of negotiations with the families and surviving band members depicted in the film. Val Kilmer delivers a convincing portrayal of Jim Morrison with Kevin Dillon Kyle MacLachla and Meg Ryan in supporting roles. <br /> <br /> Photos 10 x 8 inches. Production pamphlet 29 pages saddle stapled housed in a 9 x 12 inch folder. Photos and production pamphlet Fine in a Near Fine folder. TriStar Pictures unknown
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Joseph Conrad (author); Witold Orzechowski (screenwriter)
The Conspirators Original treatment script for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1982. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. With 17 pages of information about Polish screenwriter Witold Orzechowski laid in including a background on his film career on the other side of the Iron Curtain and about his affiliation with the Solidarity political party. Orzechowski directed the first Eastern European cinematic adaptation of Joseph Conrad with the television movie "Her Return" 1975. Background information addressed to producer Paul Kohner. <br /> <br /> An unproduced film adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel "Under Western Eyes" which many consider to be Conrad's response to Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" whom Conrad detested. The story generally deals with the life of an oft-downtrodden revolutionary told through the story of a language teacher living in Geneva. <br /> <br /> Set in St. Petersburg Russia and Geneva Switzerland. <br /> <br /> Red titled wrappers. Title page present noted as treatment with credits for screenwriter Witold Orzechowski and author Joseph Conrad. 19 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 18. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
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Lindsay Flickinger (screenwriter)
Baglady Original treatment script for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1980. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> The wife of a wealthy Los Angelean developer realizes that her mother has become homeless and has been living on the street for six months after having lost the money her husband left her when he died. The discover forces the developer to realize that the "under-utilized" area he was seeking to raze and rebuild will displace low-income people already in distress and he rethinks his plans. <br /> <br /> Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lindsay Flickinger. 19 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 18. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine lacking wrapper bound with a staple. N.p. unknown
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Herman Hesse (novel); Leber, Titus (screenwriter)
Das Glasperlenspiel The Glass Bead Game Original treatment script for an unproduced film
Vienna: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Text in German. Based on Herman Hesse's last full-length novel "Das Glasperlenspiel" or "The Glass Bead Game" published in 1943. <br /> <br /> Years into the future a class of intellectuals is concerned only with running boys' boarding schools and playing the Glass Bead Game which involves a sophisticated synthesis of arts science and culture in order to excel. Hesse's novel was published in Switzerland because German government officials considered it a critique of the Nazi regime. <br /> <br /> Title page present noted as Treatment with credits for author Herman Hesse and screenwriter Dr. Titus Leber. 26 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 25. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine housed in a Near Fine orange prong binder with clear front wrapper. Text in German. N.p. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141642
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Neil Jordan (director, screenwriter); David Leland (screenwriter); Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Cla
Mona Lisa Original photograph from the set of the 1986 film
London: HandMade Films 1986. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1986 film showing director Jordan and star Hoskins together on location. With manuscript annotations on the verso. <br /> <br /> Hoskins stars as a recently released ex-con hired to drive a high class escort from job to job slowly falling in love with her as he does which leads trouble for them both. Hoskins won Best Actor at Cannes where the film was also nominated for the Palme d'Or and was nominated for an Academy Award losing to Paul Newman in "The Color of Money." <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in London and Brighton where this photograph was likely taken. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Arrow 1109. Criterion Collection 107. Grant UK. Spicer UK. HandMade Films unknown
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Michael Schultz (director); Stanley Shapiro (screenwriter); George Segal, Susan Saint James, Denzel Washington (starring)
Carbon Copy Original screenplay for the 1981 film
Moore Park Australia: First City / Embassy Pictures 1981. Revised Draft script for the 1981 film. <br /> <br /> An executive's life takes an unexpected turn when his illegitimate son shows up. Featuring Denzel Washington in his film debut. <br /> <br /> Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Stanley Shapiro and director Michael Schultz. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. First City / Embassy Pictures unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142543
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Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel); Milton Subotsky (screenwriter); Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro, Peter Cushing (starring); Kevin Con
At the Earth's Core Original photograph from the 1976 film
Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1976. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1976 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1914 novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs the first in the Pellucidar series about adventures in the hollow earth. A British scientist and American adventurer drill through to a strange land where they lead a rebellion of Stone Age humans against their masters who happen to be intelligent flying reptiles with psychic powers. <br /> <br /> 9.75 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
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Wim Wenders (director, screenwriter); Patricia Highsmith (novel); Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz (starring)
The American Friend De amerikanische Freund Original photograph of Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz from the 1977 film
Grunwald Germany: Bavaria Film 1977. Vintage photograph from the 1977 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1974 novel "Ripley's Game" by Patricia Highsmith later adapted in 2002 under the original title directed by Liliana Cavani and starring John Malkovich Dougray Scott and Ray Winstone. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. <br /> <br /> 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 793. Grant Germany. Bavaria Film unknown
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George Schaefer (director); Daniel Taradash (screenwriter); Frank G Slaughter (novel); Dylan Cannon, Richard Crenna, Gene Hackma
Doctors' Wives Original screenplay for the 1971 film
Culver City CA: Frankovich Productions / Columbia Pictures 1968. First Estimating script for the 1971 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1967 novel "Doctors' Wives" by Frank G. Slaughter a real life physician who attended Johns Hopkins medical school. One of the few feature films directed by George Schaefer known mostly for his work directing plays and musicals for television garnering seven Emmy wins and 21 total nominations. Life or death become the stakes as infidelity unfolds in the hospital ward. <br /> <br /> Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated June 28 1968 noted as First Estimating Draft with credits for screenwriter Daniel Taradash. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 162. Xerographic duplication with yellow revision pages throughout dated 8/20/68. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Frankovich Productions / Columbia Pictures unknown
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Arthur Penn (director); Horton Foote (playwright); Lillian Hellman (screenwriter); Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, An
The Chase Original photograph from the set of the 1966 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Vintage photograph on Jane Fonda taking a peek through a camera during shooting on the set of the 1966 film. With a Columbia Pictures stamp on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1952 Broadway play by Horton Foote about a small town sheriff on the look out for an escaped prisoner he believes is innocent while the townspeople whip themselves into a vigilante frenzy. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Spicer US. Twilight Time 242. Columbia Pictures unknown
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Walter Barnsdale (director, producer, screenwriter)
Prison Bars Original poster for the 1901 documentary film
Wisconsin: Walter Barnsdale 1901. Vintage US one sheet lithographic poster for the 1901 documentary film short. <br /> <br /> One of the earliest silent documentary film shorts created by early Wisconsin film pioneer Walter Barnsdale who traveled around the state screening some of the first films ever made including "Prison Bars" a film featuring the Wright Brothers and a Western starring sharpshooter Buffalo Bill. Touring with an electronic lamp house and a portable gasoline-powered electric power supply of his own invention he found great success with his traveling show until stationery theaters made his business model obsolete in 1917. From a nearly-forgotten era of film history his name innovations and films have largely been lost. <br /> <br /> Set in Wisconsin's Waupun Prison and shot there on location where Barnsdale had arranged to film the lives of inmates in exchange for screening entertainment for the them. An especially bright attractive copy of this piece of early film history and an uncommonly detailed artifact from the height of stone lithography poster advertisements. One of the earliest documentary motion picture ads we have ever seen in remarkable condition. Created by the US Lithograph Company Russel-Morgan Print. <br /> <br /> 42 x 28 inches rolled. Two light creases else Fine. Walter Barnsdale unknown
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Jean-Luc Godard (director, screenwriter); Jean Seberg (starring)
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers Les plus belles escroqueries de monde Original photograph from the set of the 1964 film
France: Ulysse Productions 1964. Vintage borderless photograph of a playful Jean Seberg pointing her prop camera back at the real one on the set of the 1964 film. With the stamp of production company Ulysse Productions and manuscript annotations on the verso. <br /> <br /> An anthology film featuring five stories about swindlers around the world with Seberg appearing as a journalist accused of passing fake currency who then tracks down and interviews the counterfeiter in the segment "Le grand escroc" "The Great Swindler" directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Other segments were directed by Claude Chabrol Ugo Gregoretti Hiromichi Horikawa and Roman Polanski. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Olive Films 1339. Ulysse Productions unknown
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Jack Webb (creator); Frank Burt (screenwriter); Jack Webb (starring)
Dragnet: The Big Stubby Original screenplay for the 1958 television series
Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC / Mark VII 1957. Final Draft script for Season 7 Episode 17 of the 1951-1959 television series which originally aired January 16 1958 on NBC. Script belonging to Lyn Thomas who played Mona Morgan in the episode with her manuscript name in red ink on the front wrapper and her lines circled in manuscript ink throughout. <br /> <br /> Second episode in a series of four where Friday and Smith investigate a string of jade robberies. The previous year Lyn Thomas appeared in Season Six episode 19 "The Big Skip." <br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> White titled wrapper noted as Final on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 4108 dated 8/2/1957. Title page present dated 8/2/57 with credits for screenwriter Frank Burt. 45 leaves with last page of text numbered 44. Mechanical duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 8/16/57. Pages and wrapper Very Fine bound with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] / Mark VII unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142582
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Aram Avakian (director); Jeffrey Bloom (screenwriter); Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, James Mason, Trevor Howard (starring)
11 Harrowhouse Original screenplay for the 1974 film
Beverly Hills CA: EK / United Artists 1974. Early Draft British script for the 1974 British heist film. Based on Gerald Browne's 1972 novel adapted by Charles Grodin. <br /> <br /> Howard Chesser Grodin is a diamond merchant supervising the cutting of a large and rare diamond. When the diamond is stolen he is blackmailed and pulled into a jewel heist at 11 Harrowhouse. <br /> <br /> Set in London shot there on location and in Warwickshire England. <br /> <br /> Burnt orange titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Bloom. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. <br /> <br /> Lee The Heist Film. EK / United Artists unknown
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Paul Mazursky (director, screenwriter); Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy (starring)
An Unmarried Woman Original photograph from the set of the 1978 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1978. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1978 film showing director Mazursky and star Clayburgh conferring on the set while the crew waits behind them. With identifying manuscript ink annotations on the verso. <br /> <br /> A woman attempts to reenter the dating scene and rediscover herself after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Screenplay and Best Actress. Also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes where Clayburgh would win Best Actress. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in New York. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 142590
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