Editore: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1969
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
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Vintage press photograph of producer Carl Foreman on the set of the 1969 film. Marshal Mackenna (Gregory Peck) is kidnapped by an outlaw, John Colorado (Omar Sharif) who believes he has seen a secret map that leads to a rich vein of gold. Little does Colorado know that he is not the only one searching for it. Shot on location in Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1961
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel, wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly toned, else about Near Fine.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1950
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
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Vintage black-and-white reference still photograph from the 1950 film. Pictured are Richard Erdman, Ray Teal, and Marlon Brando (left to right). Ken (Brando) is a paralyzed WWII vet trying to adjust to living without the use of his limbs. Nominated for an Academy Award, and one of the earliest portrayals of post-WWII vets assimilating back into society, emphasizing PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a few bruises to the verso and recto.
Editore: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1966
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
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Seven vintage full-color still photographs from the 1966 re-release of the 1961 film. Based on MacLean's 1957 novel, about a team of six Allied and Greek soldiers whose task is to destroy two powerful German guns that control the seas past the Greek island of Navarone making the evacuation of endangered British troops on a neighboring island impossible. Winner of an Academy Award (Best Effects, 1962). Shot on location in Greece, California, and Senegal. 8 x 10 inches. Faint corner creases, else Near Fine.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1952
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
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Vintage reference photograph of director Fred Zinnemann and assistant director Emmett Emerson on the set of the 1952 film. A town marshal faces off against three vengeful killers on the eve of his wedding. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning four, including Best Actor for Gary Cooper. Set in New Mexico, shot on location in Warnerville and Jamestown, California. 7.25 x 5 inches. Fine. Pitts 1877.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1952
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
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Vintage borderless reference photograph of screenwriter Carl Foreman on the set of the 1952 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A town marshal faces off against three vengeful killers on the eve of his wedding. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning four, including Best Actor for Gary Cooper. Set in New Mexico, shot on location in Warnerville and Jamestown, California. 8.25 x 10 inches. Fine. Pitts 1877.
Editore: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1961
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film, showing director J. Lee Thompson and various crew members on the set of the German gun fortress. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel, wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1961
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Three vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1961 film, including two bordered and one borderless. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos, noting the name of actor Anthony Quinn. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel, wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. Approximately 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.