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1982ref. 159844N.p.: N.p. 1982. Four vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1982 film including three borderless and one bordered. One with a snipe on the verso crediting photographer Maureen Gosling and three with the printed labels of Photofest. Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald funds his dream to build an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon by hauling a huge river boat laden with rubber across a mountain. Werner Herzog's astonishing outrageous and downright insane masterpiece the subject of Les Blank's remarkable documentary "Burden of Dreams" 1982. Set and shot on location in Peru and Brazil. Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one photograph 10 x 8 inches. One with a tiny splash at the top right corner else Fine. BFI 2032. Ebert III. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 152423N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Werner Herzog with actors Klaus Kinski Grande Otelo and Miguel Angel Fuentes on the set of the 1982 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald funds his dream to build an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon by hauling a huge river boat laden with rubber across a mountain. Werner Herzog's astonishing outrageous and downright insane masterpiece the subject of Les Blank's remarkable documentary "Burden of Dreams" 1982. Set and shot on location in Peru and Brazil. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2032. Ebert III. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 146134Vienna: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion 1982. Vintage borderless studio photograph of Werner Herzog Klaus Kinski and Claudia Cardinale on the set of the 1982 film. Francois Frederic stamp on the verso. Herzog's brilliant bold and audacious "Fitzcarraldo" the story of the early 20th century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald the ever manic Kinski intent on building an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon and on transporting a 320 ton steamer over a mountain to access a rich rubber territory. Herzog's production being every bit as unrestrained and preposterous as the story he was filming. An astonishing and insane masterpiece whose outrageous production was documented by director Les Blank in his remarkable documentary "Burden of Dreams" 1982. Winner of Best Director and nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Set in Peru shot on location in Peru and Brazil. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Ebert III. BFI 2032. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion unknown
1989ref. 152771Las Vegas: Sanford International Entertainment Inc 1989. Archive of Draft script and production materials for the 1989 film. The script here under the working title "Fists of Steel Part 1" contains two annotations of page numbers in manuscript ink. Included in the archive are two investment proposals a seven page Cast Sheet a two page Staff and Crew List a completion agreement from Media Guarantors International MGI and lastly a two page poem by director and screenwriter Jerry Schafer entitled "The Hell Bound Train" boldly signed in manuscript ink which begins with the line "A producer lay on the barroom floor." The 24 page investment proposal housed in a folder with clear acrylic cover is for the production of "Fists of Steel" as well as its proposed sequel and includes an illustrated cover synopsis sequel synopsis letter of interest from motion picture distribution company Seymour Borde & Associates B&A statement regarding US Hispanic Chambers of Commerce's support and promotion two page statement expounding the need for an effective Hispanic role model Carlos Palomino "Background Data" for investors credits for the two leads and headshot of Henry Silva newspaper articles on Schafer and Palomino and a letter of support from the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce. The second 19 page investment proposal focuses largely on Schafer's concerns for Hispanic representation in media and again promotes the need for an effective Hispanic role model for which Schafer believes Palomino is ideally suited. Included in the proposal is a letter from Abel Quintela President of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce a letter from Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi a three-page synopsis a six page investment summary promoting Hispanic concerns and opportunities newspaper articles on Schafer and Palomino a second letter from Quintela to S&P Productions giving the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's endorsement of the film and a letter from the Executive Director of the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce. Former boxer and Vietnam veteran Carlos Diaz Palomino has literal "Fists of Steel" and goes up against a terrorist group hiding in Hawaii responsible for the execution of his father. Conceived as platform for former boxing champion Palomino to become a national role model for Mexican Americans and the Hispanic community in general the film never received a proper theatrical release. It has since become a much sought out cult classic. Set in and shot on location in Oahu Hawaii. Gray titled wrappers with credits for director J Schafer. Title page present. 140 leaves with last page of text unnumbered. Mechanical duplication rectos only with six pink revision pages undated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine unbound with velo-binding hole punches. 24 page Investment Proposal Near Fine bound internally with two metal brads. 19 page Investment Proposal Near Fine bound with single staple on upper left. 7 page Cast Sheet dated 5/28/88 Near Fine bound with single staple on upper left. 2 page Staff & Crew List dated 5/19/88 Near Fine bound with single staple on upper left. Completion Agreement dated April 24 1988 Near Fine. Poem 2 pages Near Fine bound with a paper clip on upper left. Sanford International Entertainment, Inc unknown
1983ref. 141284N.p.: N.p. 1983. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are three pages of cast lists. After a young girl witnesses the death of her father at the hands of assassins she is taken in by her uncle who aids her in tracking down the assassins. He also gives her a magic ring that allows her to wield the power of the Fist of Lightning. Set in Vietnam. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated March 1983 noted as Second Draft with credit for screenwriter Jon Wokuluk. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 162179N.p.: Francos Films / Films Ege 1974. Two vintage lobby cards for the 1974 French erotic 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. In the south of France a teenage girl draws the attentions of two brothers and their father. 11.25 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. Bier 1800. Francos Films / Films Ege unknown
1986ref. 154238Paris: Interpress 1986. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Marushka Detmers and director Jean-Luc Godard on the set of the 1983 film. Loosely based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera. A young woman involved in a terrorist gang is embroiled in a plan to rob a bank but her plans are waylaid when she falls for the security guard. Set and shot on location in Paris. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Interpress unknown
1986ref. 150041Paris: Interpress 1986. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Marushka Detmers from the 1983 film. Later printed French Interpress announcement with typos on verso. Loosely based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera. A young woman involved in a terrorist gang is embroiled in a plan to rob a bank but her plans are waylaid when she falls for the security guard. Set and shot on location in Paris. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Interpress unknown
1984ref. 151105N.p.: International Spectrafilm Distribution 1984. Vintage reference photograph of Jean-Luc Godard and Valerie Dreville from the 1984 US release of the 1983 French film. Loosely based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera. A young woman involved in a terrorist gang is embroiled in a plan to rob a bank but her plans are waylaid when she falls for the security guard. Set and shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du Cinema. International Spectrafilm Distribution unknown
1970ref. 162162N.p.: Universal Marion Corporation Pictures 1970. Two vintage lobby cards for the American release of the 1970 German 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. Based on the 1860 novella by Ivan Turgenev about a young boy's one-sided lifelong romance with the daughter of a princess. Approximately 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at a few corners. Universal Marion Corporation Pictures unknown
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
1977ref. 163630Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage promotional portrait photographs of Sid Caesar and Rob Reiner respectively from the 1977 film. Based on Robert Klane's 1975 novel about a store owner and his two sons one of whom he has essentially disowned. Ezra Alan Arkin is the lesser son who coaches a worthless high school basketball team and has a wife much too eager to have children. A well regarded comedy about a dysfunctional Jewish family with a cast of veteran comedic actors. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1975ref. 129187Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. First Draft script for the 1977 film. Benny Fikus owns a failing clothing store and wishes to cash in on it by burning down his store and collecting the money from the fire insurance policy. He goes on vacation with his wife and puts his son in charge and suffers a heart attack while away. His other son Ezra attempts to adopt an African American teenager to have him play on his basketball team so that he may keep his job as the unsuccessful high school basketball coach. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 19 1975 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter Klane. 124 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 162380London: Pictorial Press 1957. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1957 film both showing actress Rita Hayworth dancing surrounded by extras clad in Trinidadian costume. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and both with agency stamps on the versos. Based on the 1954 novel by Max Catto about two smugglers whose partnership is tested when they agree to transport an undocumented woman to a Caribbean island who turns out to be Rita Hayworth. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly age toned. Pictorial Press unknown
1957ref. 143086Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Two vintage photographs from the set of the 1957 film one showing actors Rita Hayworth and Jack Lemmon relaxing between takes the other showing Hayworth and actor Robert Mitchum waiting while the camera crew sets up on a boat. Mimeo snipe to the verso of the second photograph. Based on the 1954 novel by Max Catto about two smugglers whose partnership is tested when they agree to transport an undocumented woman to a Caribbean island. Photographs 5 x 7 and 8 x 10 inches. Light curling and faint diagonal creasing to the corners. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown
1977ref. 156705Amsterdam: Universal Film Agency 1977. Three vintage reference photographs including two bordered black-and-white and one borderless color photographs and one vintage press photograph from the 1977 film. Printed label of Universal Film Agency in Amsterdam affixed to the versos. A heavily fictionalized autobiography of British adult film actress Fiona Richmond starring Richmond herself. Set in California and Michigan shot on location in both states. Approximately 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. Universal Film Agency unknown
1978ref. 126967N.p.: Brut Productions 1978. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1978 film. James Toback's directorial debut wherein Harvey Keitel stars as a sexually dysfunctional young pianist torn between his work as a ruthless debt collector for his loan shark father and wanting to be a classical pianist like his mentally ill mother. Remade in 2005 as the French film "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Romain Duris and Niels Arestrup. Set in and shot on location in New York. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light edgewear and starting at the center folds. Grant US. Spicer US. Brut Productions unknown
1968ref. 152051California: Eve Productions 1968. Vintage pressbook for the 1968 film. The owner of a strip club on the Sunset Strip is knocked out and robbed by his girlfriend the mistress of a brothel. One leaf bi-fold. 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and toned. Eve Productions unknown
1922ref. 148249Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1922. Vintage linen-backed keybook photograph from the 1922 film showing actress Alma Rubens. With the stamp of Movie Star News on the verso. A corrupt theatrical agent turns up dead leading police to investigate a prospective client and several targets of the agent's blackmail scheme for the murder. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear. Paramount Pictures unknown
2004ref. 163869N.p.: N.p. 2004. Shooting script for the 2006 film seen here under the working title "Jackie Dee." Production document laid in the script dated October 29 2004 with an annotation in manuscript pencil noting the name of actor Tony Ray Rossi. Based on the real life trial of mobster Jack DiNorscio the longest Mafia trial in American history. A gangster facing serious charges refuses to accept a deal that would have required him to name his associates. Set in New York shot on location in New York City and New Jersey. Lacking wrappers. Title page present laid in with a production document in a page protector with credits for director Sidney Lumet and screenwriters TJ Mancini and Robert McCrea. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10-29-04. Pages Fine. Housed in a generic red binder with an adhesive label to the bottom right corner with the name of an unknown crew member. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 141426Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1966. Draft script for the 1966 film. Text in Japanese. Based on a novel by Takashi Suzuki a repressed Catholic young man living in a boardinghouse is infatuated with the landlady's daughter and when he cannot express his feelings he turns to violence. He joins a gang and begins a fighting routine exploiting the weakness of classmates. Set in Okayama shot on location in Japan. Red titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Criterion Collection 269. Nikkatsu unknown
1971ref. 163342N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1971 film showing director Norman Jewison talking with actor Paul Mann on the set. Annotations in manuscript ink and Dutch agency label on the verso. Based on several stories from "Tevye the Dairyman" from Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem and adapted from the 1964 stage musical about a poor Jewish milkman must come to terms with the modernity of the world outside of his orthodox traditions. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Score; nominated for five others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Anatevka Russia filmed on location in Croatia and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Hirschhorn p. 398. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 151975N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1958 an American actress visiting France is conscripted into the Algerian effort for independence. Set in France. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 7 1978 with credits for screenwriter Judith Braun. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1998ref. 156687N.p.: N.p. 1998. Four vintage color reference photographs from the 1998 film. Printed label of photographer Lars Høgsted on the versos and three with a provenance label. The first Dogme 95 film a pitch-black surreal comedy about a troubled family gathering to celebrate the patriarch's sixtieth birthday. Shot on location at Skjoldenæsholm Castle in Ringsted Denmark. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 143289Paris: Cite Films 1956. Collection of 24 vintage reference photographs from the 1956 French film here under the French title "Le couturier de ces dames." 13 photographs with numeric annotations on the versos in pencil and one with "Le couturier de ces dames" in mimeograph duplication to same. A tailor needs to create a lasting fashion line to save his business. He does but he also cavorts a little with the models only for his wife to discover his infidelity. A send-up of the new haute couture popular at the time with notable designers Yves Saint Laurent Pierre Cardin who worked on the film and Japanese native Hanae Mori representing the "new look." Shot on location in Val-de-Marne France. One photo 3.25 x 4.25 inches the balance 5 x 7 inches. Generally Near Fine. Cite Films unknown
