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1981réf. 144586Paris: Sara Films 1981. Two vintage contact sheets from the 1981 French film. With two holes punched into the left margin of each. Noel Yves Montand a retired gangster living on a large estate outside Paris with his wife Nicole Catherine Deneuve is met by two fugitives one is Serge Pierre Forget an old accomplice who is dying from a recent gun wound the other is Mickey Gerard Depardieu an unstable maniac. Mickey's paranoia and violent outburst pulls Noel into the conflict as the police are on his tail. A high stress series of shoot-outs ensues. Shot on location in France. 9.5 x 12 inches. Near Fine. Sara Films unknown books
1956réf. 140205Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film here under the working title "The Outlaws are in Town." Copy belonging to Robert Arthur who played Lonny Kesh with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and his manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout. Lonny Kesh Arthur works his family's farm in Georgia but has big dreams of going west. His dreams are realized one day as he heads to Texas and ends up running with a gang of outlaws. He eventually returns to the family farm to find his parents have passed on. All goes smoothly until his former gang shows up. Set in Georgia and Texas. Green titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 27 dated June 18 1956. Title page present dated June 18 1956 with credits for screenwriters Earle Snell and Kurt Neumann and author Bennett Foster. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated July 2 1956. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1970réf. 144567Paris: Fida Cinematografica 1970. Vintage borderless photograph of director Claude Sautet on the set of the 1970 French-Italian film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel "Intersections" by Paul Guimard who also worked on the screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and remade in 1994 as "Intersection" directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere Sharon Stone and Lolita Davidovich. Shot on location in Paris La Rochelle and Thoiry France. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Fida Cinematografica unknown books
1954réf. 144577France: DisCina 1954. Vintage borderless photograph of director Jacques Tati during on a promotional tour for his 1953 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. The film that introduced Jacques Tati's bumbling and hilarious Monsieur Hulot to the world. Nominated for an Academy Award. Shot on location on the coast of France. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 110. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. DisCina unknown books
1952réf. 144568West Germany: Rhombus Film 1952. Two vintage photographs of Zarah Leander on the set of the 1952 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1952 novel by Tibor Yost. The second role in Zarah Leander's 1950s comeback after her career as a major star during the Nazi era 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Rhombus Film unknown books
1953réf. 144522Paris: Franco London Films 1953. Vintage test photograph of Charles Boyer as "General Andre de." in the 1953 French-Italian film. In the film he wears a mustache not so in this image and likely this session occurred just before or after filming was complete. Based on de Vilmorin's 1951 novel. Generally considered to be Max Ophuls' masterpiece the third of four acclaimed films he made after his return to France in 1950 and a 1950s masterpiece. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Black-and-White Rosine Delamare and Georges Annenkov. 11.5 x 14.75 inches small white border double weight full-color printed on Agfa photo paper. Very Good with moderate rubbing and curling a few short tears and creases. Criterion Collection. Ebert II. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Franco London Films unknown books
1983réf. 144573Paris: Gaumont 1983. Two vintage borderless photographs of director Andrzej Wajda on the set of the 1983 Polish-French film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1929 play "The Danton Case" by Polish writer Stanislawa Przybyszewska. Set in 1793 Georges Danton has returned to Paris from his solitary residence in the countryside just as the Committee for Public Safety under the direction of Maximilien Robespierre his former ally begins a massive series of executions. Danton meets his fate before a revolutionary tribunal and is eventually sent to the guillotine. The film drew connections between the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution and the contemporary Polish "solidarity" movement against the Soviet-backed Polish government. Shot on location in France. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 464. Gaumont unknown books
1979réf. 144295North Hollywood: N.p. 1979. First Draft for an unproduced film. Occasional manuscript annotations throughout. Jeremiah Jeremiah Jeremiah is a young man from rural California who has spent his whole life on his family's small farm. Now an orphan he sets out for Hollywood where he faces a whole new reality. He also possesses a complicated gift he refers to as "The Evil Eye" which arouses females human and-non human alike. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 18 1979 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Ken Mayer. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with one gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1954réf. 140241Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1954. Draft script for the 1954 film. Copy belonging to Robert Arthur who played Porter with his character's name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and profuse manuscript pencil annotations to his scenes throughout. Chuck MacLish Brand is having a tough time readjusting to civilian life after a life in the Navy until he meets a lonely waitress Sterling who loves him and hopes to change his ways. Set in Korea and America shot on location in San Diego USA and the Pacific Ocean. Orange titled wrappers. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated February 23 1954 with credits for screenwriter George Waggner and author Jacland Marmur. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between February 24 1954 and March 15 1954. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Allied Artists unknown books
1972réf. 140225Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to uncredited cast member Merritt Blake with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Notably with a credit for screenwriter Eleanor Perry wife and frequent co-writer with her husband director Frank Perry. Jay Grobart Reynolds kills a man who raped and murdered his wife Cat Dancing. He is arrested but soon after is released and goes on a crime spree. He then meets Catherine Miles who is escaping her abusive husband and finds an unlikely mate. Shot on location in Arizona and Utah USA. Blue wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present dated October 31 1972 with credits for screenwriter Eleanor Perry and novelist Marilyn Durham. 159 leaves with last page of text numbered 158. Xerographic duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between November 6 1972 and November 7 1972. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1959réf. 144576France: Radio-Television Francaise RTF 1959. Vintage photograph of Jean Renoir and members of the crew on the set of the 1959 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. 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. 11 x 8.25 inches. Near Fine. Radio-Television Francaise [RTF] unknown books
1956réf. 144566Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1956. Vintage borderless photograph of Kirk Douglas from the 1956 film. Based on the 1934 novel by Irving Stone about the tumultuous life of the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh played by Kirk Douglas. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and nominated for three others. Shot on location in Belgium France and The Netherlands. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1969réf. 140234Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. An older rancher is threatened by bandits stealing his cattle. Together with Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid he participates in the Lincoln County War a war against a dry goods monopoly that attempted to control cattle and water supplies as well which had sprung up in the New Mexico territory and led to great bloodshed. Set in New Mexico territory shot on location in California Arizona and New Mexico USA. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Andrew J. Fenady. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mechanical duplication with green blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 25 1969 and November 3 1969. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1960réf. 144529Rome: Titanus 1960. Two vintage borderless double weight photographs from the 1960 film. With manuscript annotations and an agency stamp on the verso of each. Rosaria Katina Paxinou recently widowed moves to Milan from the countryside with four of her sons to join her eldest. Each take different paths as they struggle to adjust to life in the city. Shot on location in Milan and Rome Italy. 12 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Ebert III. Eureka Masters of Cinema 133. Titanus unknown books
1968réf. 144427Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1968. Two vintage candid photographs from the 1968 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso of each. A seminal horror film one of the finest genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together Hollywood newcomer Roman Polanski old-time producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. Set and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1965réf. 144489Paris: Les Films Ariane 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of Ursula Andress on the set of the 1965 film provocatively eating a banana. With agency stamps and manuscript annotations on the verso. Loosely based on the 1879 novel "Tribulations of a Chinaman in China" by Jules Verne. An adventure-comedy following the depressed billionaire Arthur Lempereur Jean-Paul Belmondo who after a series of suicide attempts hires hit-men to kill him but after he meets Alexandrine Pinardel Ursula Andress he tries to cancel the hit. Shot on location in Malaysia China Nepal India and France. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Les Films Ariane unknown books
1972réf. 144513Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1972. Draft script for the 1972 film. With actor Betty Anne Rees' first name and phone number in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Karen Claudia Jennings quits her job at a cannery and joins a roller derby team. She quickly clashes with Mickey Betty Anne Rees the star skater and stirs jealousy amongst the whole team as she dominates the rink. Following in the wake of the successful roller derby film "Kansas City Bomber" released earlier the same year starring Raquel Welch. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Howard R. Cohen and Vernon Zimmerman. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 92. Mechanical duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 9/17. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1957réf. 144615Nice: Studios de la Victorine 1957. Original black-and-white still photograph from the 1957 French film here under the original title "Une manche et la belle." Vidal and Demongeot are seen sunbathing worriedly on marble. Numerical annotations in manuscript pencil French film title and Demongeot's and Vidal's names in manuscript ink on the versos. Noirish murder drama loosely based on Chase's novel "The Sucker Punch" 1954. Betty Farnwell Miranda is a rich widow living in Nice with a bewitching daughter Eva Demongeot. Betty marries Philippe Vidal a good-looking but self-interested man. Cue Eva. Philippe falls for the calculating femme fatale who has plans to marry someone else. Betty's life is in danger as Philippe struggles with his transgressions. 7 x 9.25 inches small white border at the foot. Very Good plus with brief ink on the recto and faint creases. Selby France. Studios de la Victorine unknown books
1978réf. 144304Paris: Roissy Films 1978. Vintage oversize borderless color photograph of Gerard Depardieu and the star chimpanzee from the 1978 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso. An Italian-French production about a man who lives in a New York City basement and works as a jack of all trades for the owner of a wax museum and a feminist theater group. He finds an abandoned chimpanzee on the beach who he attempts to raise. A bleak and desolate depiction of New York City. Filmed in English and released dubbed in both French and Italian. Shot on location in New York City. 9.5 x 12 inches. Very Good plus. Roissy Films unknown books
1957réf. 144607Paris: Chronos Films 1957. Collection of 6 original black-and-white photographs for the 1959 French film all featuring starring actor Richard in uniforms on bicycles and drinking Perrier bottled water. Film title in manuscript ink on the versos 1 photo with a "Le Parisien libere" press rubberstamp. A little seen comedy about a two French towns who compete at football soccer the goalie of what town who is traded to the other for a cow becomes infatuated by a local young woman Tanguy. Director Bastia was an assistant director in the 1940s and 1950s when he worked almost exclusively with director Jean Boyer until his debut with this film the first in this series involving gendarmes and Champignol followed by "The Gendarm of Champignol" 1959 and "The Boss of Champignol" 1966. Photographs range 3 x 4.25 inches to 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good overall light curling a few brief creases slight discoloration to one a few with pinholes. Chronos Films unknown books
1959réf. 144215Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on the set of the 1959 film. With manuscript annotations in black ink and a press agency stamp on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. Catherine Holly Elizabeth Taylor is being evaluated and coerced by her wealthy aunt Violet Venable Katharine Hepburn into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. Set in New Orleans and various locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1962réf. 144425Paris: Les Films de la Pleiade 1962. Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1962 film. With manuscript annotations and rubber stamps on the versos. Based in part on the nonfiction study "Ou en est la prostitution" by Marcel Sacotte who also contributed to the screenplay. Godard's least "intellectual" film is also one of his finest a touching drama about a college-educated woman who drifts into prostitution out of boredom with the working world to tragic consequences. The third of the seven highly influential films directed by Godard between 1960 and 1965 starring his then-wife and muse Anna Karina. Shot on location in Paris. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2055. Criterion Collection 512. Ebert I. Les Films de la Pleiade unknown books
1974réf. 144624New York: Janus Films 1974. Draft script for the 1974 British film. A young man who has had a premonition of his death is called up to train and fight with the British forces during World War II ultimately ending in his actual death in battle on D-Day. Shot in black and white on vintage Kodak film stock with about half of the film comprised of archival footage of British training missions and the London Blitz borrowed from the Imperial War Museum in London director Stuart Cooper had originally intended to create a documentary though his aims changed as his research expanded. An underappreciated film with no distribution in the US until Janus re-released the film in 2006. Restored and released by the Criterion Collection in 2014. Set in England and France shot on location in England. Tall dark green wrappers with a die cut title window. Title page present dated 1974 with credits for screenwriters Stuart Cooper and Christopher Hudson. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Criterion Collection 382. Janus Films unknown books
1958réf. 144474Beverly Hills CA: MGM 1958. Vintage photograph of director Richard Brooks and actor Paul Newman on the set of the 1958 film. Typed description and manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams though without much of the homosexual themes and cultural critique of the original. Brick Pollitt Paul Newman is a troubled man beat up from a drunken accident on his way to visit his dying father Big Daddy Burl Ives and the rest of his family with his wife Maggie Elizabeth Taylor. The gathering brings out the family's deeply buried tension repression and anxiety. Nominated for six Academy Awards. Shot on location in Long Island New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. MGM unknown books
1975réf. 144355France: Arcadie Productions 1975. Vintage borderless photograph of Sylvia Kristel from the 1975 film. With manuscript annotations in pencil on the verso. One of ten films made by the French novelist Robbe-Grillet ostensibly about the target of a kidnapping plot hiding out at a high society brothel but in reality an exercise in image making fourth wall breaking and the exploration of Robbe-Grillet's usual concerns of eroticism voyeurism and doppelgangers. One of his most commercially successful films down mostly to the presence of "Emmanuelle" star Sylvia Kristel far more prevalent in the marketing material than in the actual film. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Arcadie Productions unknown books
