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ref. 129237N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced play. Joseph son of the biblical Jacob is sold into slavery when he brothers begin to feel jealous that their father loves him more than all of them. He is brought to Egypt where he serves the Pharoah and a judge's wife lusts for him. He rises to a position of great esteem in a time when a famine has overtaken the whole region of Egypt and around it forcing ten of his brothers to buy grain from the Egyptians. Joseph toys with them until revealing at the last moment of the play that he is their forgotten and presumed dead brother. Set in biblical Egypt. Gray titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Klausner-Brandstatter. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Klausner-Brandstatter 158 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 149723N.p.: N.p. 1977. Vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1977 French film showing actress Delphine Seyrig. With the stamp of M.K. 2 DIFFUSION Films on the verso. A desperately unhappy woman reflects on the relationships in her life beginning with her marriage to her womanizing husband who has forced her into prostitution as a means of paying off his gambling debts. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 149769N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1970 French film showing actress Marie-Christine Barrault taking a bubble bath. A drowsy absent-minded man who works at an advertising agency fills his days with fantasy to escape the problems in his life. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. About Near Fine with brief separation to a few corners. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 146208N.p.: N.p. 1977. Fourth Draft script for the 1977 film. With a single manuscript ink notation on the front wrapper's right top corner. Based on the 1977 novel by Colin Forbes about a defecting Russian general who collaborates with an American secret agent to expose KGB spies throughout Europe by luring them onto a train headed west. Director Mark Robson and actor Robert Shaw died of unrelated heart attacks within months of the film's release making "Avalanche Express" a final film for both. Set and shot on location in Germany England Ireland Italy and the US. Tan titled wrappers noted as FOURTH DRAFT on the front wrapper dated December 30 1977 with credits for screenwriter Abraham Polonsky. Title page present dated December 30 1977 noted as FOURTH DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Abraham Polonsky. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with tearing on the front wrapper binding bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 162841New York: Graphic Arts Photo Service 1960. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of actor and director Marlon Brando on the set of the 1961 Western film. Date stamp and stamps of Graphic Arts and photographer Sam Shaw on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel "The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones" by Charles Neider. Marlon Brando's only directorial effort after his production company fired original screenwriter Sam Peckinpah and director Stanley Kubrick and he rewrote the script first with Calder Willingham then with Guy Tropser. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 884. Graphic Arts Photo Service unknown books
1980ref. 139864London: ITC Films 1980. Original British one sheet poster for the 1980 UK film. Printed in England. Based on a story by John Barry and Amis' only foray into screenwriting. Alex and Adam Fawcett and Douglas are two scientists working at a space station on one of Saturn's moons. Their romance is interrupted by a murderous official from Earth Keitel who intends to build a demigod robot to replace the scientists. As is often the case the robot starts to think for itself with the usual results. 27 x 39.75 inches folded as issued. Stress at the folds and a few central pinholes else Near Fine. ITC Films unknown books
1998ref. 135856Cardiff Wales: Hartswood Films 1998. An archive of 11 scripts for the complete 7 episode British television miniseries "Wonderful You." Copies belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly with her manuscript name and annotations throughout in highlighter and ink. Included in the listing are Archive also includes 20 pages of call sheets and shooting schedules with Kelly's manuscript annotations. Almost certainly begun as an attempt to at least in part mimic the early success of the long-running sitcom "Friends" "Wonderful You" follows a group of thirty-something aged friends in London as they navigate their convoluted interpersonal relationships. Unlike "Friends" however in which all the main characters start out as single and slowly acquire partners "Wonderful You" contains a number of different states of romantic relationships right from the beginning including a few single people a successful couple in a long term relationship a gay couple and an unhappily married couple with a young son. Though "Friends" may be considered one of the more successful sitcoms of the late 1990s and certainly one of the longest-running "Wonderful You" instead makes a much more succinct and arguably much less saccharine statement about the nature of relationships themselves. Shot on location in London. Scripts all housed in tall white self wrappers as issued some unbound sheets and some prong bound. One script then further housed in a red spring binder. All have credits for screenwriters Niel and Lumsden. Title page integral with the front wrappers. Mechanical duplication some with pink blue or yellow revision pages. Very Good plus condition or better. Hartswood Films unknown books
1952ref. 149568Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 French anthology film showing actors Jean Galland Paul Azais and Gaby Bruyere who appear in the episode "Le Masque." With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with a light diagonal crease to the bottom right corner. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1952ref. 149919Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1952 French anthology film showing director Max Ophuls with a camera crew filming a scene with actor Jean Gabin who appears in the episode "La Maison Tellier." Based on three short stories by Guy de Maupassant: "Le Masque" 1889 "La Maison Tellier" 1881 and "Le Modele" 1883. An exploration of pleasure and its repercussions. Set and shot on location in Paris and Calvados France. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 444. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1953ref. 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
1970ref. 161818N.p.: Rochambeau Films 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1970 French film. Greta a Swedish student arrives in Paris and finds refuge from dogged men in the arms of Claude a rich possessive lesbian. But she soon feels oppressed and begins falling for Jean a bisexual lover of a celebrated gay artist. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. 88 Films. Rochambeau Films unknown books
1966ref. 149516Beverly Hills CA: Batjac Productions 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 film showing actors Kirk Douglas and Angie Dickinson. With manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout on the verso. Based on the real experiences of David "Mickey" Marcus a US military officer recruited to command units of the Israel Defense Forces forces during the 1948 Arab-Israel War. Shot on location in Israel and Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Batjac Productions unknown books
1961ref. 131817Aldenham UK: Jermyn Productions 1961. Final script for the 1961 British film comedy. With revisions on pink stock bound in throughout and manuscript ink annotations mostly scene deletions on numerous pages. Also laid in are 16 pages of revisions on goldenrod stock accompanied by an advisory letter on Shepperton Studios stationery date stamped 12 January 1961. Bookkeeper George Summers Glenn Melvyn opts to marry one more time after his first wife leaves him. Unfortunately his ex-wife's harridan mother-in-law Marjorie Rhodes does not leave with her daughter. Now the new wife and the old mother-in-law are at loggerheads-not a recipe for the beginning of a successful marriage. Deep blue titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated January 4 1961 noted as FINAL SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Player and playwright Deering assumed erroneously as Deering was an actor in the film and the playright was Rex Howard Arundel. 144 leaves mechanical duplication with pink undated revision pages throughout and goldenrod revision pages laid in dated 9th January 1961. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Jermyn Productions unknown books
1950ref. 136048Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the 1950 film noir showing the crew retrieving the waterlogged car used in the climactic scene. An heiress inherits her father's steel mill and then must extricate herself from a marriage to the mill's general manager who means to kill her in order to own the mill. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light rippling near one extremity. Grant US. Selby US. Silver & Ward US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1987ref. 171544N.p.: N.p. 1987. Final Draft script for Season 2 Episode 1 of the 1986-1988 television series. Originally aired September 22 1987 on NBC. An early screenwriting effort for film director Michael Mann who went on to create "Miami Vice" followed by a legendary film career. Series following a detective with plans to stop a mobster in 1960s Las Vegas. In this episode the detective has to protect a Senator who investigates the mob and an actress who has ties to the mob. Set in 1960s Las Vegas. Generic brown manila wrappers with tape affixed to the front wrapper indicating the series and episode titles in manuscript ink and with credits in manuscript ink for screenwriter Peter Lance. Title page present dated 7/24/87 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Peter Lance. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only with revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/17/87 and 7/24/87. Pages Fine wrapper Fine internally bound with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 141776United Kingdom: ITC Films / Scimitar Films 1977. Revised Draft script for the 1979 British film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with manuscript underlining and annotations throughout in red and blue ink primarily to due with props and practical effects used in action sequences. A former hit man is hired by the FBI to hunt down a reclusive billionaire criminal coming into conflict with a woman who is after the same man for revenge along the way. Blue untitled wrappers with a die cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 12/20/1977 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Gerald Wilson and story by Bill Kirby and Michael Winner. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. ITC Films / Scimitar Films unknown books
1974ref. 149659N.p.: Films du Jeudi 1974. Vintage oversize color reference photograph from the 1974 French film showing actors Jane Birkin topless and Feodor Atkine in drag. A weepy whiny alcohol salesman manipulates his way into power as the head of a luxury hotel. Set and shot on location in Paris. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Films du Jeudi unknown books
1982ref. 144397Rome: Iterfilm 1982. Agency draft script in English for the 1982 Italian film. Antonioni's rarely discussed final feature but generally considered one of his greatest achievements. Niccolo Tomas Milian a recently divorced movie director pursues a new relationship with a younger woman Mavi Daniela Silverio who he imagines could play the leading role in his next film. She quickly vanishes and he embarks on a search to find her sparking up a series of romances with other women. Winner of the 35th Anniversary Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Venice and Rome. Blue untitled agency wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Michelangelo Antonioni. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Criterion Collection 585. Iterfilm unknown books
1967ref. 141810Budapest: Mafilm 1967. Vintage Hungarian program for the 1967 film. Photo-illustrated with scenes from the film including one large image on the entirety of the verso. Text in Hungarian. One of the masterpieces of Hungarian cinema. A Russian-Hungarian co-production "The Red and the White" was originally commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia in which the Bolsheviks seized power. However Jancso chose to set the action two years later in 1919 and showed Hungarian irregulars supporting the Communist "Reds" in fighting the Tsarist "Whites" as the two sides battled for control in the hills overlooking the Volga river. As well as deviating on the required setting Jancso also chose to use a radically different approach to the film than that expected. Rather than shooting a hagiographic account of the birth of Soviet communism Jancso produced a profoundly anti-heroic film that depicts the senseless brutality of the Russian Civil War specifically and all armed combat in general. 7.75 x 3.5 folded 15.25 x 10.75 unfolded. Near Fine. Rosebaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Mafilm unknown books
1984ref. 170406N.p.: N.p. 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1984 film showing director Milo Forman talking with actor F. Murray Abraham on the set. Based on Peter Shaffer's 1979 play. A dramatization of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as well as that of his jealous troubled rival Antonio Salieri. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning eight including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Vienna shot on location in Prague Kromeriz and Vienna. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert II. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 138325Prague: Filmove studio Barrandov 1965. Original program for the 1965 film with text in both French and English made for the international release of the film. Illustrated throughout with images from the film and line drawings. One of the best known films from the Czechoslovak New Wave nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and bringing Forman to international attention. 11.25 x 8.25 inches 6 pages saddle stapled in self wrappers. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 144. Second Run 54. Filmove studio Barrandov unknown books
1977ref. 137778Canada: Paradise Films Limited 1977. Shooting script for the 1978 Canadian film seen here under its alternate title "I Miss You Hugs and Kisses" the title used for its recent restoration by Severin Films. Brief annotations in manuscript ink on two pages. Shot in flashback scenarios a beautiful model Sommer is murdered and left for dead in her garage and the key suspect is the person who discovered her dead: her husband Charles Pilon. Shot on location in Ontario. One of the non-prosecuted films included in the "Video Nasties" list a collection of video cassette releases distributed in the United Kingdom in the 1980s that were criticized for their violent content by social commentators religious organizations and the press. The list named over 70 films 39 prosecuted 33 non-prosecuted. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 25 1977 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Woods and Markowitz. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with a black Vello binding. Paradise Films Limited unknown books
1985ref. 162357N.p.: N.p. 1985. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1985 film including one showing actress Nastassja Kinski with director Arthur Joffe. A Wall Street trader is kidnapped by a wealthy sheik and brought to his harem where she begins to fall in love with him. Nominated for five César Awards winning two. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 139041Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1975. Original British quad poster for the 1975 US film. Printed in England by Leonard Ripley. One of the most haunting and truly underrated films of the 1970s Schlesinger's "The Day of the Locust" translates Nathanael West's masterpiece into a dark funny and ultimately devastating commentary on the Hollywood system and its effect on the lives and dreams of an array of characters lost in it. Since its release the film has come to be considered by many Donald Sutherland's finest performance as well as a grand achievement in terms of script cinematography acting and design. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus with staple holes to the top edge and a notation in manuscript ink on the verso. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1996ref. 170717Los Angeles: Atlas Entertainment 1996. Draft script for the 1998 film. An American remake of Wim Wenders' 1987 film "Wings of Desire" the setting moved to Los Angeles about an angel who falls in love with a human and decides to become mortal in order to live with her. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Generic white Atlas Entertainment wrappers. Title page present dated May 29 1996 with credit for screenwriter Dana Stevens. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Atlas Entertainment unknown books
