ref. 049457Istanbul. Soft cover. Very Good. Original autograph letter signed as 'Sadi' sent to Vasfi Riza Zobu. 1 p. In Ottoman script. Letterhead 'Ferah: Sinema-varyete-tiyaro'. Dated 31-12-1929 Istanbul. It starts as 'Muhterem Vasfi Riza bey'. Used black ink with fountain pen. It's a letter of appeal. Vasfi Riza Zobu was born on December 5 1902 in Constantinople Ottoman Empire. He was an actor known for Karim beni aldatirsa 1933 Ankara postasi 1928 and Milyon avcilari 1934. He died on November 23 1992 in Istanbul Turkey. Aktör Sadi started his art career as a theater actor. He appeared on the stage at school along with Muvahhit actor husband of paintress Bedia Muvahhit writer Refik Halit Karay and Refi 'Cevat Ulunay. After the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy he started the professional theater company which was founded by Resat Ridvanand the playwright Ibnürrefik Ahmet Nuri Sekizinci. Bican Efendi series in which he played the title role after the WW 1 was accepted from the first comedy of Turkish cinema history. paperback

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Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ivan Mistrik (starring)Biblio.com

The Man Who Lies Two original photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film

1968ref. 162085New York: Grove Press International Film Festival / Evergreen Film 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An experimental film addressing post-traumatic stress disorder and postwar Europe about a man who insists on providing varying contradictory accounts of his activities during the war. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly creased at corners else about Near Fine. Grove Press International Film Festival / Evergreen Film unknown

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Alain Robbe-Grillet (director, screenwriter); Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ivan Mistrik (starring)ABAA

The Man Who Lies Two original photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film

1968ref. 162085New York: Grove Press International Film Festival / Evergreen Film 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An experimental film addressing post-traumatic stress disorder and postwar Europe about a man who insists on providing varying contradictory accounts of his activities during the war. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly creased at corners else about Near Fine. Grove Press International Film Festival / Evergreen Film unknown books

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Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James (starring); Charles Crichton (director); TEB Clarke (screenwriter) T E BBiblio.com

The Lavender Hill Mob Original photograph from the 1951 film

1951ref. 160232N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film. A dutiful bank clerk is convinced by his new neighbor an eccentric artist to steal gold bullion in order to melt it down to make miniature Eiffel Towers. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Ranked the 17th greatest British film of all time by the BFI. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the top left corner and lightly soiled on the center right edge. Lee "The Heist Film. N.p. unknown

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Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sidney James (starring); Charles Crichton (director); TEB Clarke (screenwriter) T E BABAA

The Lavender Hill Mob Original photograph from the 1951 film

1951ref. 160232N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film. A dutiful bank clerk is convinced by his new neighbor an eccentric artist to steal gold bullion in order to melt it down to make miniature Eiffel Towers. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Ranked the 17th greatest British film of all time by the BFI. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the top left corner and lightly soiled on the center right edge. Lee "The Heist Film. N.p. unknown books

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Alexandre Dumas (play); Franz Antel (director); Kurt Nachmann (screenwriter); Teri Tordai, Jean Piat, Uschi Glas, Veronique VendBiblio.com

Tower of Screaming Virgins Original photograph from the 1968 film

1970ref. 162516N.p.: Maron Films 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the French/Italian/German film. Based on the 1832 play "La Tour de Nesle" by Alexandre Dumas which was based on the fourteenth century French scandal the "Tour de Nesle affair." Captain Buridan king's swordsman and hero of the Flanders campaign returns to Paris to find the city in fear of a "vampire/witch" in the Tour de Nesle luring men to a night of sexual ecstasy followed by slaughter. Shot on location in Budapest Hungary. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Maron Films unknown

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Alexandre Dumas (play); Franz Antel (director); Kurt Nachmann (screenwriter); Teri Tordai, Jean Piat, Uschi Glas, Veronique VendABAA

Tower of Screaming Virgins Original photograph from the 1968 film

1970ref. 162516N.p.: Maron Films 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the French/Italian/German film. Based on the 1832 play "La Tour de Nesle" by Alexandre Dumas which was based on the fourteenth century French scandal the "Tour de Nesle affair." Captain Buridan king's swordsman and hero of the Flanders campaign returns to Paris to find the city in fear of a "vampire/witch" in the Tour de Nesle luring men to a night of sexual ecstasy followed by slaughter. Shot on location in Budapest Hungary. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Maron Films unknown books

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Amanda Plummer, Christopher Rich, John C McGinley (starring); Jeffrey Noyes Scher (director, screenwriter)Biblio.com

Prisoners of Inertia Original theatrical premiere poster for the 1989 film at San Francisco's Roxie Cinema

1989ref. 159717San Francisco: Roxie Cinema 1989. Vintage poster for the theatrical premiere of the 1989 film at the Roxie Cinema Friday February 23 through Thursday March 1 1989. Manhattan newlyweds portrayed by Christopher Rich and Amanda Plummer set out of New York for Hoboken commencing a series of mishaps and misadventures. 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus with tape shadows along the vertical margins. Roxie Cinema unknown

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Amanda Plummer, Christopher Rich, John C McGinley (starring); Jeffrey Noyes Scher (director, screenwriter)ABAA

Prisoners of Inertia Original theatrical premiere poster for the 1989 film at San Francisco's Roxie Cinema

1989ref. 159717San Francisco: Roxie Cinema 1989. Vintage poster for the theatrical premiere of the 1989 film at the Roxie Cinema Friday February 23 through Thursday March 1 1989. Manhattan newlyweds portrayed by Christopher Rich and Amanda Plummer set out of New York for Hoboken commencing a series of mishaps and misadventures. 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus with tape shadows along the vertical margins. Roxie Cinema unknown books

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Andre Versini (director, screenwriter); Rene Fallet, Jean-Paul Le Chanois (screenwriters); Charles Aznavour, Raymond Pellegrin,Biblio.com

The Fabiani Affair Horace 62 Four French lobby cards from the 1962 film

1962ref. 148348N.p.: N.p. 1962. Four vintage French lobby cards from the 1962 film. "Consortium Pathe" stamp on versos. Two Corsican criminal families are at war with each other in Paris. Set in Paris. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Pinholes at corners and light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown

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Andre Versini (director, screenwriter); Rene Fallet, Jean-Paul Le Chanois (screenwriters); Charles Aznavour, Raymond Pellegrin,ABAA

The Fabiani Affair Horace 62 Four French lobby cards from the 1962 film

1962ref. 148348N.p.: N.p. 1962. Four vintage French lobby cards from the 1962 film. "Consortium Pathe" stamp on versos. Two Corsican criminal families are at war with each other in Paris. Set in Paris. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Pinholes at corners and light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books

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Andrew Marton (director); Francis Douglas Fane (book); Gene Levitt (screenwriter); Dan Dailey, James Gregory, Claire Kelly (starBiblio.com

Underwater Warrior Original banner poster for the 1958 film

1958ref. 160810Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1958. Vintage banner poster for the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 nonfiction book "The Naked Warriors" by Commander Francis Douglas Fane about the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit beginning with its inception near the end of World War II through it's utilization in the Korean War. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good with light soiling overall foxing to the left margin a 1.5 inch closed tear to the bottom center margin several pinholes throughout and a 1.5 inch closed tear to the center with corresponding rubbing and creasing between the a and r of "Warrior". Otherwise bright and unfaded. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown

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Andrew Marton (director); Francis Douglas Fane (book); Gene Levitt (screenwriter); Dan Dailey, James Gregory, Claire Kelly (starABAA

Underwater Warrior Original banner poster for the 1958 film

1958ref. 160810Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1958. Vintage banner poster for the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 nonfiction book "The Naked Warriors" by Commander Francis Douglas Fane about the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit beginning with its inception near the end of World War II through it's utilization in the Korean War. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good with light soiling overall foxing to the left margin a 1.5 inch closed tear to the bottom center margin several pinholes throughout and a 1.5 inch closed tear to the center with corresponding rubbing and creasing between the a and r of "Warrior". Otherwise bright and unfaded. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books

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Andy Milligan (director, screenwriter); Gerald Jacuzzo (screenwriter); Anne Linden, Frederic Forrest, Jacque Lynn Colton (starriBiblio.com

The Filthy Five Original photograph from the 1968 film

1968ref. 161721N.p.: William Mishkin Motion Pictures 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Aspiring boxer Johnny Longo must choose between Rose a prostitute who has used her mob connections to further his career or Rita a once famous actress now addicted to heroin. A film presumed lost with only a 20-minute German dubbed reel known to exist. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. William Mishkin Motion Pictures unknown

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Andy Milligan (director, screenwriter); Gerald Jacuzzo (screenwriter); Anne Linden, Frederic Forrest, Jacque Lynn Colton (starriABAA

The Filthy Five Original photograph from the 1968 film

1968ref. 161721N.p.: William Mishkin Motion Pictures 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Aspiring boxer Johnny Longo must choose between Rose a prostitute who has used her mob connections to further his career or Rita a once famous actress now addicted to heroin. A film presumed lost with only a 20-minute German dubbed reel known to exist. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. William Mishkin Motion Pictures unknown books

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Annette Johnson (starring); Pete Walker (director, screenwriter); Sebastian Breaks, Virginia Wetherell, Jack Allen (starring)Biblio.com

The Big Switch Original oversize photograph from the 1968 film

1968ref. 167741N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1968 sexploitation film showing a topless Annette Johnson. Provenance stamp on the verso. A playboy is framed for the murder of a girl he met at a discotheque and finds himself drawn into the seedy underworld of London. Shot on location in Brighton England. 8 x 10.25 inches. About Fine. BFI B1106. N.p. unknown

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Annette Johnson (starring); Pete Walker (director, screenwriter); Sebastian Breaks, Virginia Wetherell, Jack Allen (starring)ABAA

The Big Switch Original oversize photograph from the 1968 film

1968ref. 167741N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1968 sexploitation film showing a topless Annette Johnson. Provenance stamp on the verso. A playboy is framed for the murder of a girl he met at a discotheque and finds himself drawn into the seedy underworld of London. Shot on location in Brighton England. 8 x 10.25 inches. About Fine. BFI B1106. N.p. unknown books

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Barbara Jago (screenwriter)Biblio.com

Babylove Baby Love Original screenplay for an unproduced film

1980ref. 166246Shepperton: CWJ Associates / CCTV 1980. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1969 British film directed by Alastair Reid and starring Diana Dors. A wealthy Jewish doctor and his wife who cannot have children decide to pretend that the wife is pregnant while secretly hiring a surrogate but bump up against trouble when they realize the child will not be born Jewish. Gray tall wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Barbara Jago noted as First Draft undated. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. CWJ Associates / CCTV unknown

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Barbara Jago (screenwriter)ABAA

Babylove Baby Love Original screenplay for an unproduced film

1980ref. 166246Shepperton: CWJ Associates / CCTV 1980. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1969 British film directed by Alastair Reid and starring Diana Dors. A wealthy Jewish doctor and his wife who cannot have children decide to pretend that the wife is pregnant while secretly hiring a surrogate but bump up against trouble when they realize the child will not be born Jewish. Gray tall wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Barbara Jago noted as First Draft undated. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. CWJ Associates / CCTV unknown books

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Barry Levinson (director); Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker (starring); Mitch Markowitz (screenwriter)Biblio.com

Good Morning Vietnam Original photograph of Barry Levinson and Robin Williams on the set of the 1987 film

1987ref. 163719Burbank CA: Touchstone Pictures 1987. Vintage reference photograph from the 1987 film showing director Barry Levinson talking with actor Robin Williams on the set. A wildly successful war comedy loosely based on the experiences of real-life serviceman Adrian Cronauer about an irreverent Armed Forces Radio Service disc jockey in Saigon. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for Williams. Shot on location in Bangkok and Phuket Thailand. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Touchstone Pictures unknown

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Barry Levinson (director); Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker (starring); Mitch Markowitz (screenwriter)ABAA

Good Morning Vietnam Original photograph of Barry Levinson and Robin Williams on the set of the 1987 film

1987ref. 163719Burbank CA: Touchstone Pictures 1987. Vintage reference photograph from the 1987 film showing director Barry Levinson talking with actor Robin Williams on the set. A wildly successful war comedy loosely based on the experiences of real-life serviceman Adrian Cronauer about an irreverent Armed Forces Radio Service disc jockey in Saigon. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for Williams. Shot on location in Bangkok and Phuket Thailand. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Touchstone Pictures unknown books

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Bela Tarr (director, screenwriter); Laszlo Krasznahorkai (screenwriter); Miklos B Szekely, Vali Kerekes, Gyula Pauer, Gyorgy CseBiblio.com

Karhozat Damnation Two original photographs from the 1988 Hungarian film

1988ref. 151501N.p.: N.p. 1988. Two vintage borderless satin-finish reference photographs from the 1988 film. A moody atmospheric masterpiece of Hungarian cinema following a depressed man and his bleak solitary existence which is brightened only by his love for a torch singer at a local bar. Set and shot on location in Hungary. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown

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Bela Tarr (director, screenwriter); Laszlo Krasznahorkai (screenwriter); Miklos B Szekely, Vali Kerekes, Gyula Pauer, Gyorgy CseABAA

Karhozat Damnation Two original photographs from the 1988 Hungarian film

1988ref. 151501N.p.: N.p. 1988. Two vintage borderless satin-finish reference photographs from the 1988 film. A moody atmospheric masterpiece of Hungarian cinema following a depressed man and his bleak solitary existence which is brightened only by his love for a torch singer at a local bar. Set and shot on location in Hungary. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books

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Bertrand Tavernier (director, screenwriter); Jim Thompson (novel); Jean Aurenche (screenwriter); Philippe Noiret, Isabelle HuppeBiblio.com

Coup de Torchon Clean Slate Six original French color lobby cards from the 1981 film

1981ref. 148353Paris: Darmon 1981. Six vintage French color lobby cards from the 1981 film. Based on the 1964 novel "Pop. 1280" by Jim Thompson reset from the West Texas oil boom town of the novel to colonized 1938 French West Africa. In a small French West African village Lucien Cordier Philippe Noiret is the only policeman. Abused by his superiors insulted by local business leaders fancying the lovely but married Rose Isabelle Huppert whose husband beats her in the street and humiliated by his unfaithful wife Stephane Audran-Lucien will soon reach a breaking point. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Set in French West Africa shot on location in Senegal. 10.75 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 106. Grant France. Darmon unknown

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Bertrand Tavernier (director, screenwriter); Jim Thompson (novel); Jean Aurenche (screenwriter); Philippe Noiret, Isabelle HuppeABAA

Coup de Torchon Clean Slate Six original French color lobby cards from the 1981 film

1981ref. 148353Paris: Darmon 1981. Six vintage French color lobby cards from the 1981 film. Based on the 1964 novel "Pop. 1280" by Jim Thompson reset from the West Texas oil boom town of the novel to colonized 1938 French West Africa. In a small French West African village Lucien Cordier Philippe Noiret is the only policeman. Abused by his superiors insulted by local business leaders fancying the lovely but married Rose Isabelle Huppert whose husband beats her in the street and humiliated by his unfaithful wife Stephane Audran-Lucien will soon reach a breaking point. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Set in French West Africa shot on location in Senegal. 10.75 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 106. Grant France. Darmon unknown books

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