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1973ref. 121469Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Final script for the 1973 film based on the 1972 novel by Michael Crichton. Noted director Mike Hodges' third film and first to be made in the US after "Get Carter" in 1971 and "Pulp" in 1972. An unusual and prescient sci-fi thriller that was poorly distributed in the US but over time counted Stanley Kubrick and Terrence Malick among its admirers. Segal in a serious against-type role is a scientist who agrees to an experimental treatment wherein a tiny computer is implanted in his head to help control violent tendencies. The computer malfunctions probably Windows-based and he becomes a psychotic killer. When Mike Kaplan a Warner Brothers international marketing executive attempted to override Warner Bros' decision not to release the film in Britain he sought Kubrick's help. After explaining the situation and how the film required a different marketing campaign Kubrick interrupted with "I've already seen it and it's terrific." The director Terrence Malick wrote to Hodges expressing how much he loved watching The Terminal Man saying "I have just come from seeing The Terminal Man and want you to know what a magnificent overwhelming picture it is. You achieve moods that I've never experienced in the movies before though it's only in hope of finding them that I keep going. Your images make me understand what an image is not a pretty picture but something that should pierce one through like an arrow and speak in a language all its own." Mustard yellow titled wrappers stamped FINAL on the front wrapper and dated May 9 1973. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present with a credit for screenwriter Hodges. 108 leaves mechanical duplication eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a diagonal crease on the front panel internally bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 158641N.p.: N.p. 1970. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1970 film. After catching her father in an affair a young woman decides to fall in with three hippies who have moved in next door. Shot on location in Montréal. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 156639Amsterdam: Cupido Films 1977. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 adult film. Stamp of Cupido Films on the versos. An adult retelling of the classic fairy tale about a woman who seeks the aid of her gay best friend in gaining sexual prowess in order to win over her Prince Charming. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. Cupido Films unknown books
1948ref. 167643London: The Rank Organization 1948. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1948 British film. Printed mimeo snipes and J. Arthur Rank stamps on the versos. Loosely based on the 1845 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen following an up-and-coming prima ballerina whose personal life is strained by her ballet master's obsessive demand that she devote herself entirely to her career. Michael Powell's tenth collaboration with his longtime partner Emeric Pressburger a critical success and worthy successor to their 1947 Technicolor classic "Black Narcissus." Nominated for five Academy Awards winning two. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 44. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 41. The Rank Organization unknown books
1958ref. 151141London: J. Arthur Rank 1958. Final Draft script for the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 novel by Compton Mackenzie sequel to Mackenzie's 1947 novel "Whisky Galore" which was also adapted for film in 1949. Britain's Royal Air Force declares plans to establish a guided missile base on a small Hebridean island aggravating the locals who intentionally delay construction to the consternation of an RAF officer sent to negotiate with the islanders. Set in the Hebrides shot on location on the island of Barra. Beige titled wrappers noted as Semi-Final Script on the front wrapper dated 14.2.58. Title page present dated February 1958 noted as Semi-Final Script. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown books
1997ref. 166245N.p.: N.p. 1997. Shooting script for the 1999 film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the first page of the text. Black comedy about a failed photographer who after a fatal stomach cancer diagnosis decides to spend his last six weeks of life violently murdering everyone who has wronged him. Director Michael Winner's final film. Shot on location in Guildford London Surrey and Hertfordshire England. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated June 1997 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for Winner and screenwriter Nick Mead. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 160985N.p.: N.p. 1980. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1980 French film. Two childhood friends take a trip from Paris to the French countryside where they discuss their shared sexual and romantic experiences. 9.5 x 7 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 148876Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Vintage studio still photograph of Daria Halprin seemingly trapped in the middle of a mid-century modern glass vestibule from the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Antonioni's great American experiment and the only film the director ever made in the United States written for the screen by a young Sam Shepard. Though made from an Italian's perspective the film stands today as a great visual statement on the American West in the late 1960s rampant consumerism and the hippie zeitgeist. 8 x 10 inches with wide horizontal margins. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard Histoires du cinema. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1960ref. 150432N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of the 1960 film. With the stamp of Promopress agency on the verso along with manuscript pencil annotations. A young woman disappears during a cruise in the Mediterranean leading her lover and best friend to search for her. The first film in Antonioni's famed trilogy followed by "La Notte" 1961 and "L'eclisse" 1962. Shot on location throughout Italy including in Rome the Aeolian Islands and Sicily. 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus overall. Criterion Collection 98. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 147068N.p.: N.p. 1968. Draft script for the 1969 film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to the first leaf reading "Di Lorenzo." Laid in with the script is a typed summary of the screenplay with a typed note attached likely from a casting agency reader explaining his choice to pass on the screenplay to a younger reader. An early version of the script wherein a group of GIs take over an Italian-controlled North African desert town by posing as Italian soldiers. Set in North Africa. Lacking front wrapper with blue rear wrapper intact. Title page present. 345 leaves with last page of text numbered 343. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall with a small tear to the upper left of the front wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1935ref. 156642N.p.: N.p. 1935. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1935 film showing director Mitchell Leisen and a camera crew capturing a party scene. Based on Norman Krasna's 1934 play "Small Miracle" about the relationship between a policeman and the dangerous fugitive he has been tasked with guarding for the evening. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 157981London: Contemporary 1969. Two vintage reference photographs from the UK release of the 1969 Japanese film. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A young woman with a passion for stealing books is caught by a bookstore clerk and soon begins the two begin an erotic relationship. Set and shot on location in Tokyo's Shinjuku District. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Contemporary unknown books
1965ref. 151960N.p.: Italcine 1965. Collection of 29 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1965 Italian film including one photograph of actors Gabriele Ferzetti and Annette Stroyberg with producer Gabriele Silvestri on the set of the film. With the stamp of Italcine TV on the versos and one with the stamp of Publifoto in Rome. Noted genre filmmaker Nando Cicero's directorial debut. A bank cashier and her motorcyclist companions plan a heist unaware that the cash has already been exchanged for counterfeit bills by another employee. 28 photographs 9.5 x 7.25 inches 1 photograph 7 x 5 inches. With light creasing to a few corners else Near Fine. Italcine unknown books
1969ref. 160971N.p.: N.p. 1969. Collection of eleven vintage borderless color reference photographs from the 1969 Italian sexploitation film. Faced with a broken marriage a woman decides to try to rekindle her incestuous relationship with her younger sister who is herself happily married to a wealthy older man. 9.25 x 7 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1999ref. 149053Beverly Hills CA: Imagine Entertainment 1999. Final Draft script for the 2000 television pilot originally aired on NBC on February 14. Copy belonging to costume designer Molly Maginnis warmly INSCRIBED on the title page by members of the cast and crew including screenwriter Noah Baumbach and actors Joanna Going Sabrina Grdevich Carlos Jacott Heidi Schanz and Eric Stoltz. From the collection of costume designer Molly Maginnis. An early darkly comic screenwriting effort from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach best known for "Kicking and Screaming" 1995 "The Squid and the Whale" 2005 and "Marriage Story" 2019 following a group of friends struggling to adapt to life as adults. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Title page integral with front wrapper noted as FINAL DRAFT dated 4/29/99 with credits for screenwriter Noah Baumbach and director Thomas Schlamme. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication on yellow stock rectos only with one white revision page dated 4/23/99. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Imagine Entertainment unknown books
1968ref. 131321Beverly Hills CA: Mirisch Productions / United Artists 1968. Final Draft script for the 1969 film. Copy belonging to actress Merie Earle her first film credit and INSCRIBED on the front wrapper: "This was my first / "on location" picture / Everything was / "red carpet" I loved it / Merie Earle." Notations in manuscript red ink and pencil throughout at Earle's speaking parts as "Grandma." Merie Earle was a solid fixture on the television series "The Waltons" 1972-1979 as "Maude Gormley." Based on Ben Hecht's 1963 book about a young writer Bridges caught in political corruption in Chicago early 1900s. A grand cinematic tale nominated for art direction costume design and sound. Margot Kidder Lois Lane of "Superman" 1978 got her Hollywood start with this film as a prostitute who deflowers Bridges. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 167 dated May 8 1968 with credits for producer-director Jewison. Title page present dated May 8 1968 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Ginnes and producer-director Jewison. 135 leaves mimeograph duplication with blue and white revision pages throughout dated either 7/8/68 or 7/11/68. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Mirisch Productions / United Artists unknown books
1967ref. 149300Spain: Internacional Films 1967. Two vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1967 film. With a dealer stamp on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations regarding layout. Based on Orson Welles' early play "Five Kings" which condensed Shakespeare's War of the Roses cycle into one story. The film was the last of Welles' three legendary Shakespearean adaptations following "Macbeth" 1948 and "Othello" 1951. As with nearly all of Welles' efforts as a director the film was plagued by financial and logistical problems shot with nearly no budget and received no promotion and a very limited release-but is now rightfully regarded as his final masterpiece. Nominated for the Palme d'Or and winner of two other awards at Cannes in 1966. Shot on location in Spain. One photograph 11.75 x 9.5 inches one photograph 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus overall with light creases and scratches. Internacional Films unknown books
1947ref. 155856N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage reference photograph of director Orson Welles and his then-estranged wife actress Rita Hayworth on the set of the 1947 film. Manuscript ink annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film based on Raymond Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall with brief wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1948ref. 159121Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. National Film Archive stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Director Orson Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Master List. Selby US Masterworks. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 156020London: The Rank Organization 1967. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1967 film. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos of three photographs and all four with the stamps of The Rank Organization. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A successful advertising executive decides to quit his job and break up with his wife and mistresses in order to pursue his dream of being a literary writer but finds the transition more difficult than anticipated. Set and shot on location in London. 9.25 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine with light edgewear. The Rank Organization unknown books
1969ref. 161339N.p.: Arca-Film 1969. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 West German film. Five with Arca-Film stamps on the verso. A pseudo-documentary sexploitation film about infidelity told through several stories of broken marriages. Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches three photographs 7 x 5 inches. Light soil on the versos else Near Fine. Arca-Film unknown books
1973ref. 141877Vienna: Lisa Film 1973. Draft script for the 1973 West German film. Text in German. Based on Arthur Schnitzler's controversial 1897 play "Reigen." A satire of the sexual and class mores of the late 1800s not produced on stage until 1920 although published versions in various languages were available as early as 1900. With its frank sexual content and depictions of relationships across class and cultural lines the play was immediately condemned as pornography and withdrawn from the German stage although it remained unsurprisingly popular. Schnitzler's play was adapted for film several times previously most notably by Max Ophuls in 1950 and Roger Vadim in 1964 both using the French title "La Ronde." Set in Vienna. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for playwright Arthur Schnitzler and director Otto Schenk. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a gold prong binding. Lisa Film unknown books
1973ref. 161102Paris: Pierson Production 1973. Three vintage borderless color oversize reference photographs and a pressbook from the 1973 French adult film. Each photograph with a censorship blindstamp at the upper right corner. After an unsuccessful attempt to sleep with a boy her own age an eighteen-year-old goes on a odyssey of sexual exploration culminating in a love triangle between a wealthy older woman the teenager and a renowned male writer. Photographs 12 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Pressbook 9.25 x 13 inches. Folded three times as issued. Very Good moderately worn at the corners. Bier 504. Pierson Production unknown books
1980ref. 141949Santa 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. 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. Set in California. 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 books
1984ref. 171971N.p.: N.p. 1984. Revised Second Draft script for the 1984 film. A dramatization of the life of country music star Patsy Cline following her rise to fame tumultuous relationship with her husband and promoter Charlie Dick and death at the age of 30 in a plane crash. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Jessica Lange. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated July 16 1984 noted as Rev. Second Draft with credit for screenwriter Robert Getchell. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
