John cassavetes director (35 risultati)

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 F…

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…

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…

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 title…

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 titl…

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…

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…

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 poss…

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 Wi…

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, photo…

Revised Final Draft script for the 1975 film. Copy belonging to Property Master Steve Ferry, with his annotations in manuscript ink throughout, denoting props and marking completed scenes. Bound in at the front and rear of the script are numerous production documents, including shooting schedules, breakdown sheets, and notes reg…

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 Si…

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…

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,…

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1971 film. Gene Rowlands stars as the romantically disillusioned Minnie, who unexpectedly finds romance with Seymour Moskowitz, played by Seymour Cassel, an overly gregarious, eccentric parking lot attendant. The sixth feature film directed by John Cassavetes and the fourth of eleven films Cassav…

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 e…

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 sto…

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…

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 m…

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 Eng…

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.…

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…

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…

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, br…

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…

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…

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 t…