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1976ref. 138189Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Vintage press kit for the 1976 film. Included in the kit are 18 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs and 58 pages of promotional and production information. Based on the 1964 novel "Le locataire chimerique" by Roland Topor. The third final film in Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy" following "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby" in which Polanski plays the role of a man who finds out that the previous tenant of his Parisian apartment attempted suicide by jumping out the window. Slowly the man becomes obsessed with the tenant taking on more and more of her habits ultimately including her attempts at self destruction. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Paris and shot there on location. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. 18 pages of production information saddle stapled 8.5 x 11 inches with an additional 40 pages of corner stapled production information. All materials about Fine housed in a Very Good plus studio folder. Paramount Pictures unknown
ref. 131876Rome: C C. Champion 1972. Draft script for the 1972 film. Bound at the rear are an additional 11 pages that include a complete Cast List and Unit List. Filmed on location in Italy as "Che" the film also saw later release in the US as "Diary of Forbidden Dreams." A lesser known film in the director's oeuvre a comedic and highly sexualized homage to Alice in Wonderland starring Sydne Rome as an American hitchhiker who stumbles upon an increasingly bizarre and decadent party at an Italian villa. Blue wrappers as originally used. Title page present noted as copy No. 4 in pink manuscript ink with credits for screenwriters Brach and Polanski. 122 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two gold brads. C C. Champion unknown
1972ref. 154016N.p.: N.p. 1972. Collection of 32 vintage keybook snapshot photographs from the 1972 film. Possibly unique. A lesser known film in director Roman Polanski's oeuvre a comedic and highly sexualized homage to Alice in Wonderland starring Sydne Rome as an American hitchhiker who stumbles upon an increasingly bizarre and decadent party at an Italian villa. Filmed on location in Italy as "Che" the film also saw later release in the US as "Diary of Forbidden Dreams." 5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 152314N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 French film. With manuscript ink annotations and stamp of photographer Gerard Cossevin on the verso. While hiding out on a Peruvian island an emotionally numb young woman has sex with a group of sailors on a beach. Meanwhile her wealthy husband and his strange chauffeur search for her to no avail. One of the first films to receive an X rating from the MPAA purportedly written by director Romain Gary about his marriage to actress Jean Seberg. Shot on location in Mauritania. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Bier 1209. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 152314N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 French film. With manuscript ink annotations and stamp of photographer Gerard Cossevin on the verso. While hiding out on a Peruvian island an emotionally numb young woman has sex with a group of sailors on a beach. Meanwhile her wealthy husband and his strange chauffeur search for her to no avail. One of the first films to receive an X rating from the MPAA purportedly written by director Romain Gary about his marriage to actress Jean Seberg. Shot on location in Mauritania. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Bier 1209. N.p. unknown
ref. 017600Romain Coolus (1868-1952), écrivain, scénariste. L.A.S., 24 novembre 1911, 1p in-12. A Xavier Roux (1850-19??), journaliste. Il ne peut rien envoyer pour le soir à son ami. [205]
ref. 017601Romain Coolus (1868-1952), écrivain, scénariste. L.A.S., sd [dimanche], 1p in-8. Il ira voir son correspondant le lendemain. [205]
1968ref. 162459N.p.: Sedgeway Films 1968. Vintage still photograph from the US release of the 1965 German/Austrian film. Photograph with two provenance stamps and a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp on the verso. A dark satire of the post-war Germany of the 1960s wherein three criminals released from prison during an economic boom continue their disreputable dealings quite legally. Shot on location in Vienna Austria and Berlin Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing to the right side. Sedgeway Films unknown books
1968ref. 161566N.p.: N.p. 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from US release of the 1966 Austrian film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Inspector Reinisch is investigating the brutal murder of a prostitute and through a friend of the victim discovers reports of wild sex parties featuring prominent politicians and businessmen. Set in and shot on location in Germany and Austria. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and one with wax pencil annotations on the recto. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 161566N.p.: N.p. 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from US release of the 1966 Austrian film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Inspector Reinisch is investigating the brutal murder of a prostitute and through a friend of the victim discovers reports of wild sex parties featuring prominent politicians and businessmen. Set in and shot on location in Germany and Austria. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and one with wax pencil annotations on the recto. N.p. unknown
1951ref. 156116New York: Joseph Brenner 1951. Vintage pressbook for the US release of the 1951 German film. The doctor of an invalid heiress marries her out of pity not expecting her to live more than a few years after their marriage but begins to fall in love with her. Shot in Rome and Naples Italy and in Bavaria Germany. Single leaf bi-fold 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear. Joseph Brenner unknown books
1951ref. 156116New York: Joseph Brenner 1951. Vintage pressbook for the US release of the 1951 German film. The doctor of an invalid heiress marries her out of pity not expecting her to live more than a few years after their marriage but begins to fall in love with her. Shot in Rome and Naples Italy and in Bavaria Germany. Single leaf bi-fold 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear. Joseph Brenner unknown
1979ref. 145288Los Angeles: California Pictures 1979. Collection of 51 vintage borderless color photographs from the 1979 film. Also included are eight large format negatives for photographs in the collection. Two US Navy divers taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines are forced to search for millions of dollars worth of silver that the retreating American forces dumped into Manila Bay. Set and shot in the Philippines. 41 photographs 8 x 10 inches. Ten photographs 5 x 4 inches. Two negatives 8 x 10 inches. Five negatives 5 x 4 inches. Overall Near Fine. Parish and Hill Black Action Films 159. California Pictures unknown books
1979ref. 145288Los Angeles: California Pictures 1979. Collection of 51 vintage borderless color photographs from the 1979 film. Also included are eight large format negatives for photographs in the collection. Two US Navy divers taken prisoner by the Japanese in the Philippines are forced to search for millions of dollars worth of silver that the retreating American forces dumped into Manila Bay. Set and shot in the Philippines. 41 photographs 8 x 10 inches. Ten photographs 5 x 4 inches. Two negatives 8 x 10 inches. Five negatives 5 x 4 inches. Overall Near Fine. Parish and Hill Black Action Films 159. California Pictures unknown
1977ref. 152290N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A class of predominantly Black students at Howard University College of Medicine share a variety of humorous sentimental and unusual experiences in their time at the school. Jefferson previously worked as a screenwriter for "Disco 9000" 1977 and "Death Drug" 1978. Set in Washington DC. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Roland S. Jefferson and story credits to Jefferson and Eric P. Jones. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/16/77 and 4/20/77. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 152290N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A class of predominantly Black students at Howard University College of Medicine share a variety of humorous sentimental and unusual experiences in their time at the school. Jefferson previously worked as a screenwriter for "Disco 9000" 1977 and "Death Drug" 1978. Set in Washington DC. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Roland S. Jefferson and story credits to Jefferson and Eric P. Jones. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/16/77 and 4/20/77. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
ref. 168793N.p.: N.p. 1987. Archive of three original early Draft scripts for the 1989 film all three dated eleven to thirteen months prior to the commencement of the production in October of 1988. An internally duplicated Third Draft script dated September 1 1989 with the annotations of the title and an unknown crew member's illegible initials on the front wrapper and manuscript pencil annotations on eight pages one on the verso. Bound in following the script is a title page for a previous Third Draft script dated July 28 1987 with a copied "Received / Sep 2 1987 / Story Library" stamp on the bottom of the page. An internally duplicated Draft script dated September 25 1987 with the annotations of the title and date on the front wrapper with manuscript pencil annotations on nine pages including many of the same notes as on the previous draft. And an internally duplicated Third Draft script housed in a two-ring binder dated November 10 1987 with manuscript ink annotations on three pages. All three scripts with screenwriting credits for "RJ" Roland Joffé. Director and screenwriter Roland Joffé's epic historical war drama about the Manhattan Project and the development of the first atomic bomb starring Paul Newman as General Leslie Groves who directed the Manhattan Project and Dwight Schultz as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Shot on location in Mexico and San Francisco. Third Draft September 1 1987: Black untitled wrappers with the annotation of the title in white ink. Title page present dated September 1 1987 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a prong binding. September 25 1987 Draft script: Blue untitled wrappers with the annotations of the title and September 25 1987 in black ink. Title page present dated September 25 1987 with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Third Draft November 10 1987: Housed in a generic black untitled two-ring binder. Title page present dated November 10 1987 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1984ref. 158024N.p.: N.p. 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1984 film showing director Roland Joffé and actor Haing S. Ngor on the set. Stamp of photographer David Appleby on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A dramatization of the 1975 Khmer Rouge takeover in Cambodia based primarily on the accounts of journalists Sydney Schanberg and Dith Pran. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning two including Best Supporting Actor for Ngor-making him the second Asian actor to win an Oscar. Shot on location in Bangkok Thailand in California and New York in the US and in Ontario Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
ref. 168793N.p.: N.p. 1987. Archive of three original early Draft scripts for the 1989 film all three dated eleven to thirteen months prior to the commencement of the production in October of 1988. An internally duplicated Third Draft script dated September 1 1989 with the annotations of the title and an unknown crew member's illegible initials on the front wrapper and manuscript pencil annotations on eight pages one on the verso. Bound in following the script is a title page for a previous Third Draft script dated July 28 1987 with a copied "Received / Sep 2 1987 / Story Library" stamp on the bottom of the page. An internally duplicated Draft script dated September 25 1987 with the annotations of the title and date on the front wrapper with manuscript pencil annotations on nine pages including many of the same notes as on the previous draft. And an internally duplicated Third Draft script housed in a two-ring binder dated November 10 1987 with manuscript ink annotations on three pages. All three scripts with screenwriting credits for "RJ" Roland Joffé. Director and screenwriter Roland Joffé's epic historical war drama about the Manhattan Project and the development of the first atomic bomb starring Paul Newman as General Leslie Groves who directed the Manhattan Project and Dwight Schultz as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Shot on location in Mexico and San Francisco. Third Draft September 1 1987: Black untitled wrappers with the annotation of the title in white ink. Title page present dated September 1 1987 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a prong binding. September 25 1987 Draft script: Blue untitled wrappers with the annotations of the title and September 25 1987 in black ink. Title page present dated September 25 1987 with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Third Draft November 10 1987: Housed in a generic black untitled two-ring binder. Title page present dated November 10 1987 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1984ref. 158024N.p.: N.p. 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1984 film showing director Roland Joffé and actor Haing S. Ngor on the set. Stamp of photographer David Appleby on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A dramatization of the 1975 Khmer Rouge takeover in Cambodia based primarily on the accounts of journalists Sydney Schanberg and Dith Pran. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning two including Best Supporting Actor for Ngor-making him the second Asian actor to win an Oscar. Shot on location in Bangkok Thailand in California and New York in the US and in Ontario Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
ref. 021775Roland Laudenbach (1921-1991), écrivain, éditeur, journaliste, scénariste. L.A.S., octobre 1950, 1p in-8. A l'écrivain René Johannet (1884-1972). « Monsieur, J'ai passé déjà une soirée avec votre livre : coupé, feuilleté, reniglé, lisant une page ici, une page là. Je ne le lirai pas avant Noël. Vous féliciter, de ma part, ce serait bien téméraire ! Mais je veux vous remercier d'avoir recueilli une vieille admiration, une vieille amitié que je voue à Péguy et que je croyais "endormies". Je croyais l'avoir trop aimé, et trop jeune, pour l'aimer encore. Et vous remercier aussi de votre gentille dédicace, et du nom d'Antoine Blondin que vous avez rapproché du mien. Croyez, Monsieur, à mes sentiments les plus distingués. Roland Laudenbach ». [528]
ref. 142399Los Angeles: Feathertouch Communications. Two screenplays for an unproduced radio drama. Each belongs to actor Billy O'Sullivan who was to play Billy with both manuscript and photocopied annotations related to his lines in manuscript ink and pencil. The story of a teddy bear where it comes from and its hopes of becoming someone's toy this upcoming Christmas. Screenplay #1: White titled self wrappers with credits for screenwriters Rojay North and Michelle Nosco. Title page integral with front wrapper. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 8. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine unbound. Screenplay #2: White illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Rojay North. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Feathertouch Communications unknown books
ref. 142399Los Angeles: Feathertouch Communications. Two screenplays for an unproduced radio drama. Each belongs to actor Billy O'Sullivan who was to play Billy with both manuscript and photocopied annotations related to his lines in manuscript ink and pencil. The story of a teddy bear where it comes from and its hopes of becoming someone's toy this upcoming Christmas. Screenplay #1: White titled self wrappers with credits for screenwriters Rojay North and Michelle Nosco. Title page integral with front wrapper. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 8. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine unbound. Screenplay #2: White illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Rojay North. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Feathertouch Communications unknown
1974ref. 149708Paris: Sygma 1974. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Sirpa Lane and Mathieu Carriere from the 1974 French film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso in French and English along with the stamps of Sigma Films a date stamp reading "25 NOV. 1974" and manuscript ink and pencil annotations. An adventurous young woman is determined to enjoy every sexual experience life has to offer even if the pursuit leads her into danger. 11.75 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a touch of ink bleed from an annotation to the verso near the right edge. Sygma 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
