paddy chayefsky screenwriter (5 risultati)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1976 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. A highspot among director Sidney Lumet's many cinematic achievements, with an original screenplay written by Paddy Chayefsky and a host of major actors all working at the peak of their powers. A savage and very entertaining indictment of American television culture in the mid-1970s. Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress, and nominated for six others, including Best Picture and Best Director. Shot on location in New York City and East Hampton, New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with some creasing at the corners.

Collection of ten vintage black and white borderless studio still photographs from the 1980 film. Based on screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky's 1978 novel. Director Ken Russell's first American film, itself an "altered state" during production. Russell was constantly inebriated on the set, and had the actors mumble their lines in protest against Chayefsky's script. Chayefsky was subsequently banned from the set, and denounced the film even before production began. Edward Jessup (William Hurt, in his film debut) is a Harvard professor whose studies of the limits of human consciousness inevitably lead him down a strange and horrible path, from early experiments with a sensory deprivation tank to participation in Mexican Ayahuasca ceremonies. Set in Boston, shot on location in New York, California, Massachusetts, and Mexico. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph of actor Barry Fitzgerald from the 1956 film. With manuscript ink annotation on the verso identifying Fitzgerald. Based on the 1955 television play by Paddy Chayefsky. The daughter of a taxi driver is engaged to be married. Her mother wants to use the opportunity to have the big wedding she always dreamed of. Set in and shot on location in the Bronx, New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with some slight creasing and wear to the finish.

Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. Based on William Bradford Huie's 1959 novel. A biting antiwar satire which follows a laconic US Navy officer who falls in love with a British woman shortly before being sent off on a dangerous D-Day mission. Shot on location in London and Oxnard, California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1958 film. Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky reportedly modeled the story on the lives of Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner, with elements taken from the lives of Joan Crawford and Judy Garland. An in-depth character study of a girl who overcomes her traumatic and bleak childhood and attains her dream of being an adored film star, only to find her personal life miserable and unfulfilled. Featuring an outstanding and primal performance by Kim Stanley in her first film role. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Ellicott City, Maryland. 27 x 41 inches. Linen backed and rolled. Near Fine with some professional restoration and repair at the original folds.