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Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1978 film. Based on Nolan's 1974 novel, "The Algonquin Project," about a heisted shipment of German gold and General Patton's ploy to retrieve it, starring George Kennedy as Patton . Shot on location in Germany and Switzerland. 8 x 10 inches. And faint corner creases, else Near Fine.

vhs video. good condition with minor soiling starring Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara; starring Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara; LIB2958009332.

Vintage studio still photograph of producer Stanley Kramer and director John Cassavetes on the set of the 1962 film. Kramer and Cassavetes clashed throught the production, disagreeing on technique as well as the overall message of the film, leading Kramer to fire Cassavetes during the editing of the film. Dr. Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster), the director of the Crawthorne State Mental Hospital for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children, clashes with newly arrived teacher Jean Hanson (Judy Garland) over the best methods in which to teach the children. Many of the students in the film were portrayed by actual intellectually disabled children from Pacific State Hospital in Pomona, California. Shot on location at the Lanterman Development Center in Pomona, California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with large bruise to upper right corner, creasing on right side and two small closed tears on right margin repaired with paper tape on verso.

Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the 1981 film. Based on a play by Brian Clark, about a sculpture artist paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident. He maintains the ability to talk, but he feels worthless and wants to die. In the hospital he make friends who support him during his court hearing to be allowed to die. Shot on location in Boston, Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Final Draft script for the 1979 television film. Based on the novel by Pete Hamill, a convict begins boxing while in prison, excelling to great lengths in his newfound sport. Upon release, he begins training and pursues a career as a professional boxer. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Beige titled wrappers. Title page present, dated November 22, 1978, noted as Final Draft, with credits for screenwriter Eric Bercovici, and novelist Pete Hamill. 119 leaves, with last page of text numbered 107. Mechanical duplication, with white, green, pink, and yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between October 11, 1978 and November 22, 1978. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.

Final Draft script for the 1979 television film. Based on the novel by Pete Hamill, a convict begins boxing while in prison, excelling to great lengths in his newfound sport. Upon release, he begins training and pursues a career as a professional boxer. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Salmon titled wrappers. Title page present, dated December 5, 1978, noted as Final Draft, with credits for screenwriter Eric Bercovici, and novelist Pete Hamill. 112 leaves, with last page of text numbered 204. Mechanical duplication, with blue, pink, yellow, and green revision pages throughout, dated variously between October 13, 1978 and December 5, 1978. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. A struggling jazz musician pursues a beautiful singer, to the detriment of his career. The duo prove toxic to one another, and the film follows the dissolution of their relationship and their band. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with two annotations to the verso, one in red manuscript pencil and the other in purple manuscript pencil. Olive Signature 391. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage borderless black-and-white still photograph from the 1981 film. Featuring actor Richard Dreyfus in a black coat and sweater being embraced by actress Janet Eilber, though she has been largely airbrushed out of the photo. Based on the 1975 play by Brian Clark, first adapted into a 1972 television movie directed by Richard Everitt, and adapted for this iteration by Clark with the aid of Reginald Rose. Richard Dreyfus is at his bitter best as an artist who becomes paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident, and who sues for the right to end his own life. Released over a decade before Jack Kevorkian brought the issue to larger public eye, "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" touches on the sensitive subject with a tactful, humorous kindness. Shot on location in Boston. 8 x 10 inches, mounted on 10 x 15 inch mat board, and overlaid with clear acetate. Fine condition.

Seven vintage photographs from the 1980 film, including five film still photographs, two portrait photographs of Gena Rowlands in character, and one photograph of Rowlands and husband and director John Cassavetes on the set. After her neighbors are killed in a mob hit, a woman goes on the run with their young son, who is in possession of a book the gangsters want. One of eleven films star Gena Rowlands made with her husband, director John Cassavetes, who became attached to the movie after she was cast. Remade in 1999, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sharon Stone, as well as the inspiration for the 2008 French film "Julia," directed by Erick Zonca and starring Tilda Swinton. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Rowlands. Set in and shot on location in New York and New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbuam 1000. Grant US.

Four vintage color studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film, one of the best genre pictures ever made, from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema, bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director, established producer William Castle, young star Mia Farrow, and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with pinholes at the corners. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. McPadden, Heavy Metal Movies. Rosenbaum 1000.

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Vintage double weight photograph from the 1982 film. Shown left to right are Raul Julia, Susan Sarandon, and John Cassavetes. With the stamp of photographer Alan Pappe, as well as manuscript pencil annotations identifying the film and subjects, on the verso. Pappe worked as a film still and press photographer for 30 years, photographing a who's who of film and music stars, including iconic images of Sharon Tate, Jimi Hendrix, and Liza Minnelli, as well as album cover for the "Grease" soundtrack album, and the interior images of Jefferson Airplane's "After Bathing at Baxter's." His 1972 "Time" magazine cover photograph of Minnelli in "Cabaret" is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Loosely based on William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest," about a middle-aged New Yorker who retreats to an isolated Greek island with his teenage daughter after discovering his wife is having an affair, only for her, her new lover, and her lover's son to be shipwrecked on the same island. The film debut of Molly Ringwald. Set in ancient Greece. Shot on location in Athens, Rome, and New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Draft script for the 1976 film. Copy belonging to crew member Lanie Heffernan, with her annotations in manuscript ink on two pages in the script, including her name on the top right corner of revision page 2A. Laid in with the script is a 30-page shooting schedule dated July 7, 1975, and a four-page staff and crew list dated July 8, 1975. The fourth of five films made by pioneering independent filmmaker John Cassavetes under his Faces distribution company, about a strip club owner who is forced to perform a hit by the mob as payment for gambling debts. Red titled wrappers, noted as copy No. 5 in manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated June 1975, with credit for director and screenwriter John Cassavetes. 115 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with blue and pink revision pages throughout, dated variously between 7/7/75 and 7/9/75. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with moderate wear on the rear wrapper. Housed in a black three-ring binder. Criterion Collection 254. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Draft script for the 1967 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller, with his name on the title page and his manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout. Miller was initially cast in the role of Leroy, although a motorcycle crash during filming left him with several broken ribs, leading to his replacement by actor George Sims. From the estate of Dick Miller. Violence threatens to erupt in a small town when a gang of former Hell's Angels bikers are wrongfully accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. One of a handful of films in which actor John Cassavetes agreed to star in order to secure financing for his independent 1968 film "Faces." Shot on location throughout Arizona. Red titled American International Pictures wrappers. Title page present, dated 12-7-66, with credits for screenwriter Charles B. Griffith. 105 leaves, with last page of text numbered 104. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 12-7-66. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. McPadden, Heavy Metal Movies.

Eight vintage lobby cards from the 1971 film. Two strangers meet in a chance encounter that ends in an unusual romance. Very Good plus, with light age toning. and a handful of pinhole tears to each lobby card.

Original pressbook for the 1964 film, the second time Hemingway's short story was adapted for the screen, following the classic 1946 version starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner. Notable as Ronald Reagan's last film role and, perhaps in preparation for his move into politics, the first time he played a villain. 12 x 18 inches. 12 pages, saddle stapled. Light foxing overall, else Near Fine.

Two vintage candid photographs from the 1968 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso of each. A seminal horror film, one of the finest genre pictures ever made, from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema, bringing together Hollywood newcomer Roman Polanski, old-time producer William Castle, young star Mia Farrow, and John Cassavetes. Set and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski on the set of the 1968 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Of note, the Paramount Pictures mimeo snipe announces that playing with "Rosemary's Baby" is the Neil Simon "laugh hit, 'The Odd Couple.'" Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film, one of the best genre pictures ever made, from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema, bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director, established producer William Castle, young star Mia Farrow, and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine National Film Registy. Clover, Men, Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. The first film by Cassavetes, for which he raised the entirety of the production budget himself, the story of three African American siblings in Harlem, two of whom often pass for white. Begun as an acting exercise in a workshop Cassavetes was conducting with Burt Lane, the story was originally filmed in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on scene outlines created by Cassavetes. After the film was poorly received at its three initial screening by just about everyone Cassavetes knew, he reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur, and reshot the film, replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959, this version better reflected his vision for the film, and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. A watershed moment in American independent films, heralding not just the arrival of a new, iconoclastic director, but the birth of an entire movement. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Original pressbook for the 1968 film. A searing, emotional depiction of a disintegrating marriage in American middle-class suburbia. John Cassavetes' seminal fourth film as director took three years to complete, was shot (and edited) in his own house, starred his friends (who often doubled as camera operators), and ushered in an entirely new American independent cinema, made outside the studio system. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 11 x 17 inches, folded twice and measuring 33 x 17 inches unfolded. Very Good plus. BFI 1126. Criterion Collection 252. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Vogel, Film as a Subversive Art.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 film, showing actors Trini Lopez, John Cassavetes, and Jim Brown waiting out the rain on the set. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by E. M. Nathanson, about a US Army Major who is assigned a group of dozen convicted murderers to execute a mass assassination mission of high-ranking German officers. Shot on location in Hertfordshire and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Original borderless photograph of John Cassavetes behind the camera on the set of the 1970 film. "Husbands" was personal to Cassavetes, who was struggling with the recent loss of his 30 year old brother. The film follows three middle aged men, all very close, in the aftermath of the death of their friend. Shot on location in England and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1961 film, showing director John Cassavetes working with actors Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A struggling jazz musician pursues a romantic relationship with a beautiful singer, to the detriment of both parties' careers. Cassavetes' second directorial effort, following "Shadows" (1958), and his first film made for a Hollywood studio. Shot on location in California. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 391. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1965 E. M. Nathanson novel, about a US Army Major who is assigned a group of dozen convicted murderers to execute a mass assassination mission of high-ranking German officers. Shot on location in Hertfordshire and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph of director John Cassavetes in conversation with actors Bobby Darin and Stella Stevens on the set of the 1961 film. With manuscript pencil layout annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Struggling jazz musician John "Ghost" Wakefield (Bobby Darin) pursues a romantic relationship with beautiful singer Jess Polanski (Stella Stevens), to the detriment of both parties' careers. John Cassavetes' second directorial effort, following "Shadows" (1958), and his first film made for a Hollywood studio. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall, with a few nicks to the top left corner. Olive Films 391. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski and Mia Farrow in front of the flagship Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Ave, New York City, during the filming of the 1968 film. Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film, one of the best genre pictures ever made, from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema, bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director, established producer William Castle, young star Mia Farrow, and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine National Film Registy. Clover, Men, Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000.

Four remarkable interrelated vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1967 film, all having to do with the same fight sequence, and one with director Robert Aldrich present. Two with mimeo snipes on the verso, and one with a release flyer for the film affixed to same. Based on the 1965 novel by E. M. Nathanson, about a US Army Major who is assigned a group of dozen convicted murderers to execute a mass assassination mission of high-ranking German officers. Shot on location in Hertfordshire and London. Approximately 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine.

Five vintage oversize borderless color reference photographs from the 1971 film. A disillusioned museum curator unexpectedly finds romance with a gregarious parking lot attendant. The sixth feature film directed by John Cassavetes, and the fourth of eleven films Cassavetes made with his wife, actress Gena Rowlands. Set and shot on location in New York and Los Angeles. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine.

Seven vintage studio still photographs from the British release of the 1959 film. The first film by John Cassavetes, entirely self-funded, about three Black siblings in Harlem, two of whom often pass for white. A watershed moment in American independent films, heralding not just the arrival of a new, iconoclastic director, but the birth of an entire movement. With its roots in an acting exercise from Cassavetes' Drama Workshop, the story was originally shot in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action, based on loose scene outlines. After the finished film was poorly received at its initial screenings, Cassavetes reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur, and reshot the film, replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959, this version better reflected his vision for the film, and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1968 film, showing actress Mia Farrow. Printed mimeo snipe and layout annotations on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film, one of the best genre pictures ever made, from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema, bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director, established producer William Castle, young star Mia Farrow, and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine, lightly creased at the corners, with pinholes at the top right corner. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. McPadden, Heavy Metal Movies. Rosenbaum 1000.