Cry Terror! (Six original photographs from the 1958 film)
by Andrew L. Stone (director, screenwriter); James Mason, Inger Stevens, Rod Steiger, Jack Klugman, Angie Dickinson (starring)
Universal City: Andrew L. Stone Productions, 1958. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. When electronics expert Jim Molnar (James Mason) sees a news broadcast about an airplane bomb threat he realizes he had been tricked into making the bombs by his ex-Army buddy Paul Hoplin (Rod Steiger). As Hoplin tries to extort a half a million dollars from the airlines, Hoplin kidnaps and holds Molnar, his wife Joan (Inger Stevens) and their daughter hostage. Hoplin... Read More
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Hotel America (Original photograph from the 1981 film)
by Andre Techine (director, screenwriter); Tony Frank (photographer); Gilles Taurrand (screenwriter); Catherine Deneuve, Patrick Dewaere, Etienne Chicot, Sabine Haudepin, Dominique Lavanant (starring)
Paris: Studio Canal, 1981. Vintage borderless photograph of Catherine Deneuve, Patrick Dewaere, and Etienne Chicot on the set of the 1981 film. With manuscript annotations regarding layout and photographer Tony Frank's name typed on the verso. Helene (Catherine Deneuve), an anesthetist, depressed and mourning her recently drowned lover, almost crashes her car into Gilles (Patrick Dewaere), a young working class man who lives at his mother's hotel. The two fall into a difficult relationship that brings up... Read More
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Andrei Rublev (Two original oversize photographs from the 1966 film)
by Andrei Tarkovsky (director, screenwriter); Irma Rausch, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko (starring); Andrei Konchalovskiy (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1966. Two vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the 1966 Russian film, showing and Anatoliy Solonitsyn (as Rublev) and Nikolay Burlyaev (from the "Bell" sequence), respectively. One with "Cinematheque Française" stamps on the verso. Andrei Tarkovsky's sprawling 15th century drama, capturing seven episodes in the life of revered Russian iconographer Andrei Rublev, from his humble origins as a traveling monk to his later years returning to painting after a long and meditative sabbatical. Set... Read More
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The Great Victor Herbert (Original screenplay for the 1939 film)
by Andrew L. Stone (director, screenwriter); Russel Crouse, Robert Lively (screenwriter); Allan Jones, Mary Martin, Walter Connolly (starring)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1939. Draft script for the 1939 film. A musical drama that follows the romantic and professional arc of two performers. Louise Hall abandons her humble beginnings to become a singer in New York City, where she meets and falls in love with John Ramsey, the star of Victor Herbert's operas. Ramsey takes her under his wing, introducing her to New York's musical society. Their relationship is tested, however, when Louise's career begins to eclipse... Read More
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Andrei Rublev (Original photograph from the 1966 film)
by Andrei Tarkovsky (director, screenwriter); Andrei Konchalovskiy (screenwriter); Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1966. Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 Russian film, showing actress Irma Raush. Director Andrei Tarkovsky's sprawling 15th-century drama, capturing seven episodes in the life of revered Russian iconographer Andrei Rublev, from his humble origins as a traveling monk to his later years returning to painting after a long and meditative sabbatical. Set in medieval Russia, shot on location in Moscow. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 34.... Read More
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[The] Secret of My Success (Original photographs from the 1965 film)
by Andrew L. Stone (director, screenwriter); Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens, Honor Blackman, James Booth (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1965. Vintage studio still photograph of Shirley Jones, Honor Blackman, and Lionel Jeffries from the 1965 film. Arthur Tate 's (James Booth) career takes an astounding leap from lowly constable to the ruler of a Banana Republic in South America, thanks to his mother (Amy Dalby), and three women: dressmaker Violet Lawson (Stella Stevens), Lily, the Baroness von Kukenberg (Honor Blackman), and movie producer Marigold Marado (Shirley Jones). Featuring Lionel Jeffries in... Read More
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Andrei Rublev (Original photograph taken on the set of the 1966 film)
by Andrei Tarkovsky (director, screenwriter); Andrei Konchalovskiy (screenwriter); Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1966. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director Andrei Tarkovsky talking with actor Nikolay Grinko on the set of the 1966 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso, along with a Photofest label. Tarkovsky's sprawling 15th-century drama, capturing seven episodes in the life of revered Russian iconographer Andrei Rublev, from his humble origins as a traveling monk to his later years returning to painting after a long and meditative sabbatical. ... Read More
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An Eye for an Eye [Oeil pour Oeil] (Two original photographs from the 1968 television re-release of the 1957 film)
by André Cayatte (director, screenwriter); Vahé Katcha (screenwriter, novel); Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani, Héléna Manson, Robert Porte (starring)
Rome: Galatea Film, 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 television re-release of the 1957 film. A surgeon who suggested a woman go to a hospital instead of being treated by him dies at the hospital. Her husband, believing the surgeon to be responsible for her death, seeks revenge. Set in North Africa, shot on location in Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
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The Fabiani Affair [Horace 62] (Four French lobby cards from the 1962 film)
by Andre Versini (director, screenwriter); Rene Fallet, Jean-Paul Le Chanois (screenwriters); Charles Aznavour, Raymond Pellegrin, Giovanna Ralli, Jean-Louis Trintignant (starring)
N.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.
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Boarding School [Passion Flower Hotel, Leidenschaftliche Blümchen] (Original photograph from the 1978 film)
by André Farwagi (director); Laura Black writing as Rosalind Erskine (novel); Paul Nicholas (screenwriter); Nastassja Kinski, Sean Chapman, Fabiana Udenio (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1978 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1962 novel "The Passion Flower Hotel," about a sexually experienced American teenager who convinces her boarding school classmates to sleep with the boys at the boarding school across the lake. Set in Switzerland. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine.
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Jesus Christ Superstar (Vintage script for the 1977 Broadway stage musical)
by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music); Tim Rice (lyrics); William Daniel Grey (director, starring); Patrick Jude, Bobby Bondon, Barbara Niles (starring)
New York: Music Theatre International, 1977. Vintage script for the 1977 Broadway revival of the 1971 musical. Copy belonging to actor Lennie Del Duca, who played an unnamed apostle, with his name to the title page in manuscript ink, and his manuscript pencil annotations (many of which are unfortunately now erased, but some visible) throughout. Andrew Lloyd Webber's third musical, following the final days in the life of Jesus Christ. The revival opened at the Longacre Theatre... Read More
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Day of the Outlaw (Original photograph from the 1959 film)
by Andre de Toth (director); Robert Ryan, Tina Louise, Burl Ives (starring); Lee Wells (novel); Philip Yordan (screenwriter)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 Western film, showing actor Burl Ives. Based on Lee Wells' 1955 novel. A gang of outlaws menace a town already divided by a land war between a greedy rancher and a group of cowboy homesteaders. Director Andre de Toth's final Western feature. Shot on location in Flagstaff and San Francisco Peaks, Arizona, and in Mount Bachelor, Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine.... Read More
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The Fugitive (Original screenplay for the 1993 neo-noir film)
by Andrew Davis (director); Roy Huggins (characters); Jeb Stuart (screenwriter); Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore (starring)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1993 neo-noir film. Laid in is a map with directions to a location shooting. One of most successful action films of the 1990s, and a peak for actor Harrison Ford. Based on the 1963-1963 ABC television series created by Roy Huggins, which itself was loosely inspired by the 1954 trial of Sam Sheppard. Harrison Ford stars as Dr. Richard Kimble, who, after being framed for the murder... Read More
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It Happened in Athens (Seven original photographs from the 1962 film)
by Andrew Marton (director); Laszlo Vadnay (screenwriter); Jayne Mansfield, Trax Colton, Nico Minardos, Maria Xenia, Bob Mathias (starring)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. Six in black and white, and one hand tinted in color. In 1896, a young shepherd decides to head to Athens to compete in the Olympic Games, where he falls for a young woman who works as the personal assistant of a famous Greek actress who has promised to wed the Olympic victor. Set and partially shot on location in Athens. 8... Read More
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Gypsy Colt (Six original photographs from the 1954 film)
by Andrew Marton (director); Eric Knight (novel); Martin Berkeley (screenwriter); Donna Corcoran, Ward Bond, Frances Dee (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1954. Six vintage studio still color photographs from the 1954 film. With a stamp reading "Bought in Phila. / FEB 9 1954" to the verso. A farm family facing poverty is forced to sell daughter Donna's pet horse, the eponymous Gypsy Colt, unaware that the horse itself is prepared to resist the new sale, crossing deserts and mountains in order to return to Donna. Loosely based on Eric Knight's 1940 novel "Lassie Comes... Read More
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Korczak (Two original photographs of Andrzej Wajda on the set of the 1990 Polish film)
by Andrzej Wajda (director); Agnieszka Holland (screenwriter); Wojciech Pszoniak, Ewa Dalkowska, Teresa Budzisz-Kryzanowska (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1990. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1990 Polish film, one showing director Andrzej Wajda, the other showing Wajda in conversation with actor Wojciech Pszoniak. The final days in the life of Polish-Jewish humanitarian, author, and educator Janusz Korczak, who founded an orphanage in Warsaw for Jewish children, and was eventually killed while attempting to protect the orphans during World War II. Set and shot on location in Lodz... Read More
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Day By Day (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Andrzej Krakowski, Fred Warshofski (screenwriters)
Culver City, CA: Filmtel, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper, noting copy No. 14. During World War II, a Greek amateur boxer is intentionally captured by the Nazis in order to help his father escape from a concentration camp. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriters Andrzej Krakowski and Fred Warshofski. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 146. Xerographic duplication, rectos... Read More
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Eine Liebe in Deutschland [A Love in Germany] (Original screenplay for the 1983 film)
by Andrzej Wajda (director); Rolf Hochhuth (screenwriter, novel); Werner Jorg Luddecke (screenwriter); Hanna Schygulla, Piotr Lysak, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ralf Wolter (starring)
Berlin: CCC-Film [CCC-Filmkunst], 1980. Draft script for the 1983 German film, directed by Andrzej Wajda. With a few small manuscript pencil annotations, mostly regarding a character's name change and changes to pagination. Laid in with the script is a handwritten letter discussing films with KO-Productions. Text in German. Missing page 59, likely as used or issued. Based on the 1980 novel. In 1983, a middle-aged man returns to his hometown village with his teenage son in an attempt... Read More
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That Most Important Thing: Love [L'important c'est d'aimer] (Original photograph from the 1975 film)
by Andrzej Zulawski (director, screenwriter); Giancarlo Botti (photographer); Christopher Frank (novel, screenwriter); Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronic (starring)
Paris: Albina Productions, 1975. Vintage photograph of Romy Schneider dressed as Marlene Dietrich in a scene from the 1975 film. With the stamp of photographer Giancarlo Botti on the verso, as well as printed mimeo snipes in both English and French. Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who is starring in cheap softcore films. Falling for her, he borrows money to mount a production of "Richard... Read More
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A Generation (Original photograph from the 1955 Polish film)
by Andrzej Wajda (director); Roman Polanski (starring); Bohdan Czeszko (novel, screenwriter); Tadeusz Lomnicki, Urszula Modrzynska, Tadeusz Janczar, Janusz Paluszkiewicz, Ryszard Kotys
London: Contemporary Films, 1955. Vintage studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1955 Polish film, showing actors Tadeusz Lomnicki, Urszula Modrzynska, Tadeusz Janczar, Ryszard Kotys, and Roman Polanski. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on screenwriter Bohdan Czeszko's 1951 novel "Pokolenie." Andrzej Wajda's first film as director, and the first entry in what would become known as his Three War Films trilogy, set during World War II, followed by... Read More
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Danton (Two original photographs from the 1983 film)
by Andrzej Wajda (director, screenwriter); Stanislawa Przybyszewska (playwright);Jean-Claude Carriere, Agnieszka Holland, Boleslaw Michalek, Jacek Gasiorowski (screenwriters); Gerard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Roland Blanche, Patrice Chereau
Paris: Gaumont, 1983. Two vintage borderless photographs of director Andrzej Wajda on the set of the 1983 Polish-French film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1929 play "The Danton Case" by Polish writer Stanislawa Przybyszewska. Set in 1793, Georges Danton has returned to Paris from his solitary residence in the countryside just as the Committee for Public Safety under the direction of Maximilien Robespierre, his former ally, begins a massive series of executions. Danton... Read More
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That Most Important Thing: Love [L'important c'est d'aimer] (Original photograph of Romy Schneider and Andrzej Zulawski on the set of the 1975 film)
by Andrzej Zulawski (director, screenwriter); Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc (starring); Christopher Frank (novel)
New York: Cinerama, 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1975 film, showing director Andrzej Zulawski and actress Romy Schneider on the set. Printed mimeo snipe in German on the verso. Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who has resorted to appearing in porn films to make a living. Falling for her, he borrows money to mount a production of "Richard III," and give her a role,... Read More
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Ashes and Diamonds (Three original photographs from US release of the 1958 film)
by Andrzej Wajda (director, screenwriter); Jerry Andrzejewski (novel, screenwriter); Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Waclaw Zastrzezynski (starring)
New York: Janus Films, 1961. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Based on the 1948 novel by Jerzy Andrzejewski. The last film in the "war" trilogy that began Polish director Wajda's career as a director, preceded by "Pokolenie" (1955) and "Kanal" (1957). A strong anti-war statement, framed in the personae of two men given orders - from the part of the resistance that opposes the new Communist regime, and on the last day... Read More
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That Most Important Thing: Love [L'important c'est d'aimer] (Original oversize photograph of Romy Schneider and Fabio Testi from the 1975 film)
by Andrzej Zulawski (director, screenwriter); Christopher Frank (novel); Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc (starring)
N.p.: Excelsior, 1975. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1975 film. Stamp of Excelsior Films to the verso. Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who has resorted to appearing in porn films to make a living. Falling for her, he borrows money to mount a production of "Richard III," and give her a role, but she is torn between her love for him and... Read More
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That Most Important Thing: Love [L'important c'est d'aimer] (Original photograph of Andrzej Zulawski and Romy Schneider on the set of the 1975 French film)
by Andrzej Zulawski (director, screenwriter); Christopher Frank (novel); Romy Schneider, Jacques Dutronc, Fabio Testi, Klaus Kinski (starring)
Paris: Albina Productions, 1975. Vintage borderless photograph of director Andrzej Zulawski working with actress Romy Schneider on the set of the 1975 film. With the stamp of S.A. Telemagazine on the verso, along with a few contemporary manuscript ink annotations. Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who has resorted to appearing in porn films to make a living. Falling for her, he borrows money to mount a... Read More
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