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1988ref. 166941N.p.: Showscan Film Corporation 1988. Revised Draft script for the 1989 joint French-US short film. Attached by staple to the top corner of the title page is a small hand-written note "Vicki" a phone number and "Call from Space office." Copy belonging to uncredited actor Nick Dimitri with two copies of a January 16 1989 call sheet laid in. The 29-minute short film was the first film shot using the "Showscan" process developed by Douglas Trumbull which is photographed and projected on 70mm film at 60 frames per second 2.5 times the standard film speed and was only screened twice in 1989 once at the "Big Bang Schtroumpf" amusement park now "Walygator Parc" in Maizières-les-Metz France and once at the Omnimax Theatre at Ceasars Palace Las Vegas. A film director Richard Brestoff and his nephew Bill Campbell an aspiring actor and eccentric inventor make a low-budget science fiction film when one of the nephew's inventions begins to bring visitors from the past and future into the present including Napoleon Archimedes and cavemen making what they believe may be one of the greatest movies ever made. Featuring a cameo from James Coburn as an irate studio head and the voice of Charlton Heston as an alien visitor. Director Richard Fleischer's final film. Shot on location in Simi Valley California. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated 1-6-89 noted as revised with credits for screenwriter Sarah Paris and story by Peter Beal and Sarah Paris. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 26. Xerographic duplication rectos only with yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/22/88 and 1/6/89. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Showscan Film Corporation unknown books
1965ref. 151229N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1965 film showing actresses Lucy Bartlett and Charlotte Rampling in between takes wearing matching wetsuits. Based on Ann Jellicoe's 1962 play. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his slick womanizing flatmate in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when they both set their marks on the same girl. Although nominally a comedy a film that bears far more similarity to a kitchen sink drama due largely to its polarizing final act. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 151229N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1965 film showing actresses Lucy Bartlett and Charlotte Rampling in between takes wearing matching wetsuits. Based on Ann Jellicoe's 1962 play. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his slick womanizing flatmate in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when they both set their marks on the same girl. Although nominally a comedy a film that bears far more similarity to a kitchen sink drama due largely to its polarizing final act. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1959ref. 170456N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film showing rock-and-roll icons Ritchie Valens and Jimmy Clanton chatting over a record player. Provenance label on the verso. Valens' only film appearance released months after his death in a plane crash alongside Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper and the final film of American disc jockey Alan Freed. Freed would later become embroiled in a "payola" controversy that would end his career. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 170456N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film showing rock-and-roll icons Ritchie Valens and Jimmy Clanton chatting over a record player. Provenance label on the verso. Valens' only film appearance released months after his death in a plane crash alongside Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper and the final film of American disc jockey Alan Freed. Freed would later become embroiled in a "payola" controversy that would end his career. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 150503N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Bresson and still photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue on the set of the 1974 film with cinematographer Pasqualino de Santis just visible at the top left corner. With a provenance stamp on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations. Bresson's bloody take on the King Arthur legend was an expansion of the aesthetic he had already developed where the violence that was once implied became a reality-though certainly still quite surreal. Shot on location in Noirmoutier-en-L'Ile France. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 155087New York: Contemporary Films 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Robert Frank Peter Orlovsky and Allen Ginsberg. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Israel Film Archive. Director Robert Frank's first feature film and Sam Shepard's screenwriting debut following Frank as he accompanies poet Peter Orlovsky and Orlovsky's catatonic mentally ill brother Julius through the late 1960s Beat scene. When Julius wanders off he is replaced in the film by actor Joseph Chaikin pushing the boundaries of cinematic reality. The film was restored and released by Steidl in 2007 alongside a book publication outlining the film which notes: "Frank's feature debut was first screened in 1968 at the Venice Film Festival. Everything which had defined Frank's art up to that point turns up in this film - the look at America 'from the outside' the poetic libertinage of the Beats the marginal in a central role. It celebrates the return of the poetic essay as assemblage the affirmation of the underground as a wild cinematic analysis in the form of a collage and skillfully weaves together opposites plays counterfeits against the authentic pornography against poetry acting against being Beat cynicism against hippie romanticism monochrome against colored. The story contains bizarre twists and turns and appears to be a rather artless-film-within-a-film being shown at a rundown movie theater." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Contemporary Films unknown books
1990ref. 160456Los Angeles: European American Entertainment 1990. Second Draft script for the 1991 film here under the working title "Chained Heat II" with a manuscript marker annotation of copy number "40" on the front wrapper. Not to be confused with the 1993 film "Chained Heat II" directed by Lloyd Simandl and starring Brigitte Nielsen and Paul Koslo. Copy likely belonging to actor Ray Sharkey with manuscript annotations in blue highlighter and ink on five pages highlighting all the dialogue of Sharkey's character "Hayes." Also released under the title "Hotel Oklahoma." David Keith stars as Tommy an ex-con who disguises himself as a warden to free his innocent girlfriend Kristen Cloke from a women's penitentiary after she took the fall for a crime he committed. Shot on location in McAlester Oklahoma. Front wrapper integral with title page dated 6/20/90 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Bobby Houston. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. European American Entertainment unknown books
1957ref. 160501N.p.: N.p. 1957. Six vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1957 French film showing director Jacques Becker talking with cast and crew members. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. Based on the popular Arsène Lupin mystery series created by Maurice Leblanc. Roguish gentleman thief Lupin outwits several prestigious jewelers the prefect of police and even Kaiser Wilhelm II. Set and shot on location in Paris. Three photographs 7.25 x 5 inches three photographs 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 149823Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Final Draft script for the 1978 film. Based on the 1976 coming-of-age novel. A young man from a working class Italian background struggles to balance the blue collar desires of his volatile family with his own dream of becoming a teacher. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in the Bronx New York. Goldenrod titled Warner Brothers wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated March 14 1977. Title page present dated March 14 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Walter Newman and novelist Richard Price. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 3/28/77. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1977ref. 149823Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Final Draft script for the 1978 film. Based on the 1976 coming-of-age novel. A young man from a working class Italian background struggles to balance the blue collar desires of his volatile family with his own dream of becoming a teacher. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in the Bronx New York. Goldenrod titled Warner Brothers wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated March 14 1977. Title page present dated March 14 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Walter Newman and novelist Richard Price. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 3/28/77. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1977ref. 153060London: Preview Two 1977. Draft script for the 1977 television episode originally aired on November 24 1977 on BBC Two. An investigation of early diving practices narrated by Belgian underwater archaeologist Robert Stenuit who explored the underwater ruins of the Dutch merchant ship Slot Ter Hooge which had previously been explored by English diver John Lethbridge in 1725 using a primitive "diving engine." Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter and actor Robert Stenuit narrator Derek Jones and other crew members. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered 32. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Preview Two unknown
1977ref. 153060London: Preview Two 1977. Draft script for the 1977 television episode originally aired on November 24 1977 on BBC Two. An investigation of early diving practices narrated by Belgian underwater archaeologist Robert Stenuit who explored the underwater ruins of the Dutch merchant ship Slot Ter Hooge which had previously been explored by English diver John Lethbridge in 1725 using a primitive "diving engine." Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter and actor Robert Stenuit narrator Derek Jones and other crew members. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered 32. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Preview Two unknown books
1950ref. 147453Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1950 Italian film showing director Roberto Rossellini with the camera and lighting crews setting up a wide shot with Ingrid Bergman and other actors in the distance. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout and noting the film's title. After World War II a Lithuanian refugee marries an Italian POW in order to be released from an internment camp only to find herself miserable on the barren volcanic island he calls home. A classic example of Italian neorealism featuring documentary-esque footage from the island of Stromboli and footage from the island's evacuation during one of its many volcanic eruptions. Set on Stromboli Island shot on location in Lazio and Sicily Italy. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with a pinhole to the lower right corner and light soil. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard Histoires du cinema. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Criterion Collection 673. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1950ref. 147453Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1950 Italian film showing director Roberto Rossellini with the camera and lighting crews setting up a wide shot with Ingrid Bergman and other actors in the distance. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout and noting the film's title. After World War II a Lithuanian refugee marries an Italian POW in order to be released from an internment camp only to find herself miserable on the barren volcanic island he calls home. A classic example of Italian neorealism featuring documentary-esque footage from the island of Stromboli and footage from the island's evacuation during one of its many volcanic eruptions. Set on Stromboli Island shot on location in Lazio and Sicily Italy. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with a pinhole to the lower right corner and light soil. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard Histoires du cinema. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Criterion Collection 673. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 149930N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph taken on location for the 1954 film showing actress Ingrid Bergman in the film's final scene during the procession of Saint Gennaro in Naples with a camera crew to the far left. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Loosely based on the 1934 novel "Duo" by Colette. An English couple travels to Italy to sell a recently inherited villa. Their travels through the countryside and subsequent stay in the villa are disrupted by misunderstandings and jealousy leading both to wonder if their relationship is worth continuing. Set in and shot on location in Naples and Rome. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 158005N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph of director Roger Corman and cinematographer Floyd Crosby capturing a scene with Vincent Price on the set of the 1961 film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story about a young Englishman who travels to Spain to investigate his sister's death. The second Poe adaptation released by American International Pictures following Corman's "The House of Usher" in 1960. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and wear on the corners. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 152129N.p.: N.p. 1962. Five vintage borderless reference photographs showing actors Brigitte Bardot Macha Méril and Robert Hossein director Roger Vadim and crew members playing music and dancing between takes on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1958 novel "Le repos du guerrier" by Christiane Rochefort. A young independent woman is slowly embroiled in an abusive isolating relationship with a man she helps recover from a suicide attempt. Set and shot on location in Paris. Approximately 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 151518N.p.: International Classics 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Brigitte Bardot and director Roger Vadim on the set of the 1961 film. "Photo Walter Carone" stamp two "La Bride sur le cou" stamps and faint recurring "Paris Match Marie Claire" stamps on verso. Sophie learns her boyfriend is thinking of leaving her for another woman and her first thought is to win him back or kill the woman but with the help of her friend Alain she resolves on the former. Shot on location in Alps Haute-Savoie France. 7.75 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus. International Classics unknown
1962ref. 152129N.p.: N.p. 1962. Five vintage borderless reference photographs showing actors Brigitte Bardot Macha Méril and Robert Hossein director Roger Vadim and crew members playing music and dancing between takes on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1958 novel "Le repos du guerrier" by Christiane Rochefort. A young independent woman is slowly embroiled in an abusive isolating relationship with a man she helps recover from a suicide attempt. Set and shot on location in Paris. Approximately 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 151518N.p.: International Classics 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Brigitte Bardot and director Roger Vadim on the set of the 1961 film. "Photo Walter Carone" stamp two "La Bride sur le cou" stamps and faint recurring "Paris Match Marie Claire" stamps on verso. Sophie learns her boyfriend is thinking of leaving her for another woman and her first thought is to win him back or kill the woman but with the help of her friend Alain she resolves on the former. Shot on location in Alps Haute-Savoie France. 7.75 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus. International Classics unknown books
1962ref. 143952Paris: Films Polski 1962. Collection of eight vintage French photographs from the 1962 Polish film. Starring actors and images of the sailboat are seen including a few candid moments and a full-length portrait of actor Anna Ciepielewska. Nearly all with numerical annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. Also included is an original French language press packet for the film detailing synopsis and star biographies. Housed in a white envelope with annotations in manuscript ink including French film title and a "Pictorial Service" rubber-stamp. Polanski's directorial debut and his only Polish language film. A couple on a sailing trip picks up a hitchhiker just for kicks. The sexual tension mounts in dramatic film noir fashion. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Seven photos 5 x 7 inches borderless. Ciepieleska photo 7 x 9.25 inches. Envelope 10 x 12.5 inches. Press packet ditto-style mimeograph on white stock five leaves corner-stapled. Photos and packet Near Fine envelope Very Good overall. Criterion Collection 215. Grant France. Films Polski unknown
1965ref. 155315London: Royal Films International 1965. Vintage reference photograph from the 1965 film showing director Roman Polanksi shooting Catherine Deneuve as she enters the apartment that she will not be able to leave. Polanski's second feature film and his first in English. A disturbed young woman experiences a variety of hallucinations and nightmares when left alone in the apartment she shares with her sister. A breakthrough role for Deneuve and the film that paved the way for Polanski's future success. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 483. Grant UK. Spicer UK. Royal Films International unknown
1965ref. 155315London: Royal Films International 1965. Vintage reference photograph from the 1965 film showing director Roman Polanksi shooting Catherine Deneuve as she enters the apartment that she will not be able to leave. Polanski's second feature film and his first in English. A disturbed young woman experiences a variety of hallucinations and nightmares when left alone in the apartment she shares with her sister. A breakthrough role for Deneuve and the film that paved the way for Polanski's future success. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 483. Grant UK. Spicer UK. Royal Films International unknown books
1962ref. 143952Paris: Films Polski 1962. Collection of eight vintage French photographs from the 1962 Polish film. Starring actors and images of the sailboat are seen including a few candid moments and a full-length portrait of actor Anna Ciepielewska. Nearly all with numerical annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. Also included is an original French language press packet for the film detailing synopsis and star biographies. Housed in a white envelope with annotations in manuscript ink including French film title and a "Pictorial Service" rubber-stamp. Polanski's directorial debut and his only Polish language film. A couple on a sailing trip picks up a hitchhiker just for kicks. The sexual tension mounts in dramatic film noir fashion. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Seven photos 5 x 7 inches borderless. Ciepieleska photo 7 x 9.25 inches. Envelope 10 x 12.5 inches. Press packet ditto-style mimeograph on white stock five leaves corner-stapled. Photos and packet Near Fine envelope Very Good overall. Criterion Collection 215. Grant France. Films Polski unknown books
