Peter sellers director (37 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the first edition. Light shelf wear to bottom edge of boards, else book and dust jacket in fine condition. Haruko (Author photo); Michele Clement (illustratore).

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Original 1-sheet Movie Poster. Pinholes at folds, else very good.

Vintage publicity portrait studio still photograph from the 1962 film, showing actress Mai Zetterling. Based on Kingsley Amis' 1955 novel "That Uncertain Feeling." A bored librarian finds his attentions torn between a glamorous designer and his loving but stodgy wife. Set in the fictional town of Aberdarcy, shot on location in Swansea, South Wales. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall.…

Vintage studio still photograph of Maurice Denham and Lionel Jeffries, with Peter Sellers, David Lodge, and Bernard Cribbins behind, from the 1960 film. Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) and two of his prison mates plan to break out of prison the day before their release, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back in before anyone notices. Set in and shot on location in West Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, and London. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, light edgewear. Dayrl Lee, "The Heist Film.".…

Vntage studio still photograph of Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, and Bernard Cribbins from the 1963 film. A gang of Australian criminals, led by Jack Coombes (Bill Kerr) impersonate policemen, robbing local gangs, leading mob boss Pearly Gates (Peter Sellers) to seek an alliance with police and Scotland Yard. Set in and shot on location in Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, and London. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with diagonal faint crease.…

Vintage borderless color studio still photograph from the 1975 film. The fourth entry in the "Pink Panther" series, and Peter Sellers' return to the series, after declining to appear in "Inspector Clousseau" (1968). 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from a re-release of the 1969 film, showing Ringo Starr and Raquel Welch passing through a galley of topless slave girls. Based on the 1960 novel by Terry Southern, about a homeless drifter who is adopted by the world's richest man in order to test the limits of human avarice. Paul McCartney wrote and produced "Come and Get It," the first international hit from the power-pop group Badfinger, for the film. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage studio still photograph of actor/director John Huston from the 1967 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. Loosely based on the 1953 novel by Ian Fleming. The governments of multiple Countries contact James Bond to investigate why so many of their spies are being murdered. He hires a group of other spies all names James Bond to confuse the organization behind the murders. Shot on location in Scotland, Ireland, and England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Weldon 1983.…

Collection of 6 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards cards from the 1955 UK film. A family-fun comedy, featuring color stock footage from the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth, about two children whose parents have no plans to attend the Coronation. The children, John and Julie, run off to London, where they get to see the Queen's ceremony. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Influential sixties magazine, this issue with cover by Jean Loup Sieff, more fashion by Helmut Newton and David Montgomery (Britt Eklund and Peter Sellers, the former modelling maternity clothes), 'new girl at Oxford' feature on Marina Warner, Paul Dufau profile, Stirling Moss on the Aston Martin DB5. Slight shelf wear to edges, patches of damp staining to edges of back cover. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.…

Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the 1964 film. The second of the "Pink Panther" films, based on the 1962 book by Harry Kurnitz, which in turn was adapted from Marcel Achard's play, "L'Idiote." Probably one of five funniest films of the 1960s, and the defining installment in the well-loved Pink Panther series. While "A Shot in the Dark" was ably preceded by "The Pink Panther" in 1963, it was the first to feature the series' underrated maestro, Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition.…

Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. Inspired by the 1953 Ian Fleming novel. A spoof of Bond films of the 1960s, made when producer Charles K. Feldman, who had the rights to Fleming's work, could not come to an agreement to create a film parallel to those produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman at Eon Productions. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. …

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film, showing actress Paula Prentiss in a sheer lace bodysuit. Photofest label affixed to the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Woody Allen's film debut as both actor and screenwriter, about a soon-to-be-married womanizer as he attempts to adjust to a monogamous life, with help from his neurotic psychoanalyst. Set and shot on location in Paris, Sevres, and Chaumontel, France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Complete set of vintage double weight color reference photographs from the 1968 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Draft script for the 1973 film. With a single notation to the title page in manuscript ink, indicating this copy is from Barry Levinson. Based on the 1955 novel "Le Blockhaus" by Jean-Paul Clebert, the story follows a mixed-group of forced laborers held by German forces taking shelter in a German bunker on D-Day. However, due to the heavy shelling, they are entombed in the blockhouse. Fortunately it is a storehouse as well so the prisoners have food to last them for years, but unfortunately they are permanently trapped in there. The film deals with how they lived in their underground prison and their eventual deaths. Set in Normandy, shot on location in Guernsey, Channel Islands. Blue blank wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter John Gould, and author Jean-Paul Clebert. 141 leaves, with last page of text numbered 140. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads.…

Revised Final Draft script for the 1979 film. Copy belonging to "M. James," with the name in manuscript ink (marked through) on the front cover, but James' association with the film is unknown. Probably the best of the seven adaptations of Anthony Hope's 1894 adventure novel, this time a campy swashbuckler. Rudolf IV (Sellers), the reigning monarch of the tiny nation of Ruritania, plummets to his death while flying in a hot air balloon. The rightful heir, Rudolf V (also Sellers), is kidnapped by the person next in line for the throne. Luckily, the Royal party employs Syd (again, Sellers), a London taxi-driver who looks like Rudolf V, to sit-in as King. While impersonating the monarch-to-be, Syd falls in love with Princess Flavia (Frederick). Shot on location in Austria and California. Yellow titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper, production No. 02106, dated May 9, 1978. Title page present, undated, noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY, with credits for screenwriters Clement and La Frenais. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.…

Condizione: Good. 18 pp. 38.2x38.2 cm (15x15"). Three pressbook inserts laid in. Covers and leaves curling, edges toned and worn, some separation along binding.The film opens with a title card that reads: "It is the stated position of the U.S. Air Force that their safeguards would prevent the occurence [sic] of such events as are depicted in this film. Furthermore, it should be noted that none of the characters portrayed in this film are meant to represent any real persons living or dead.". According to articles in the 9 Feb 1964 LAT and 21 Apr 1963 NYT, filmmaker Stanley Kubrick heeded a "pre-conceived interest" in the subject of the atomic bomb, and had amassed a large collection of books, magazines, and newspaper clippings over several years. Although he felt the topic would be well suited for a motion picture, Kubrick had no clear ambitions to develop a project until Alastair Buchan, the director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in the U.K., recommended the 1958 novel, Two Hours of Doom, written by former Royal Air Force (RAF) lieutenant Peter George. The book was published under George's pen name, Peter Bryant, and released a year later in the U.S. under the title Red Alert. After purchasing the rights for $3,000, Kubrick began adapting the novel with George at his Central Park West apartment in New York City. While the source material provided a serious depiction of what would happen if the U.S. accidentally instigated a nuclear war, the director envisioned the scenario as what many contemporary sources referred to as a "nightmare comedy.". By 6 May 1962, NYT claimed that the duo had already spent two years working on the script. A 16 Jan 1966 NYT article reported that near the start of production, renowned satirist Terry Southern was assigned to write an Esquire magazine article on the film when Kubrick asked him to make some last-minute additions to the finished screenplay. Southern worked with the director from 16 Nov?28 Dec 1962. Although Southern shares a co-screenwriting credit, Kubrick maintained that the comedic tone had already been well established before Southern's involvement, and that significant changes were later made by Kubrick, George, and the actors during filming. A 7 May 1962 DV item revealed the film's title as Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The project was intended as the second collaboration between Kubrick; his producing partner, James B. Harris; and Seven Arts Productions, who worked together on Lolita (1962, see entry). However, neither Harris nor Seven Arts receive further mention in contemporary sources beyond 1962, and the 16 Jan 1966 NYT indicated the relationship between Harris and Kubrick "dissolved" as Harris went on to pursue a directing career. Kubrick told the 6 May 1962 NYT that he hoped to bring in the picture for a "reasonable" budget comparable to that of Lolita, which cost roughly $1.7 million. Actor Peter Sellers, who played "Clare Quilty" in Lolita, had agreed to reteam with the director for Dr. Strangelove. According to a 23 Jun 1963 NYT article, Kubrick hoped to take advantage of Sellers's comedic talents and signed him to play four roles, including the titular scientist, insisting he "wanted all the parts to be played straight, and still be funny." A 10 Oct 1962 DV brief included Mickey Rooney among the cast, but he does not appear in the final film. Despite earlier claims that filming was to take place in New York City, production was moved to England, where Kubrick previously worked on Lolita. According to the 21 Apr 1963 NYT, the change was made to accommodate Sellers, who was prohibited from leaving the country for "domestic reasons," which a 29 Mar 1964 LAT article identified as the divorce from his first wife, Anne Howe. A 29 Jan 1963 DV item stated shooting began that day at Shepperton Studios. The Pentagon "War Room" set was constructed on Stage A, and comprised of 13,000 feet of black Laconite and a twenty-two-foot table cove.…

Revised Final script for the 1972 film. Copy belonging to actor Norman Alden, with his name and character's name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper, and his annotations indicating dialogue throughout the script. Xerographic duplication call sheet, additional script pages, and undated pink revision pages laid in at the rear of the script. Based on the 1970 novel "The Operator," co-written by screenwriters Rod Amateau and Budd Robinson. A greedy, corrupt hospital administrator is eventually jailed for his fraudulent activities, but plans his revenge on the hospital. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated June 1971, noted as Revised Final, with credits for screenwriter and novelist Rod Amateau and novelist Budd Robinson. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with undated yellow and blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with light soil and toning on the rear wrapper, bound with two gold brads.…

Draft script for the 1973 film. Laid in with the script are two letters addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner from producer Antony Rufus Isaacs, introducing the script and suggesting the part of Grabinski for actor Charles Bronson, as well as a four-page typed synopsis of the script. Based on the 1955 novel by Jean-Paul Clebert. On D-Day, a group of prisoners-of-war take shelter from the bombardment inside a German bunker, but find themselves permanently trapped underground when the entrances are blocked. Set in Germany, shot on location in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter John Gould and novelist Jean-Pierre Clebert. 141 leaves, with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two silver brads.…

Draft script for the 1976 film. The fifth installment in the much-loved "Pink Panther" series (and the fourth to star Peter Sellers), in which Inspector Clouseau faces off against former Chief Inspector Dreyfus, who has just been released from long-term confinement in a psychiatric hospital. Dreyfuss plans to destroy England by launching nuclear missiles from a castle in Bavaria where he is in hiding. Shot on location in London, Surrey, Munich, and Paris. White titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman. 142 leaves, with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrappers Very Good plus, bound with two silver screw brads. …

First Draft script for the 1964 film. Based on Harry Kurnitz's 1961 American stage adaptation of Marcel Achard's 1960 French play "L'Idiote." One of the funniest films of the 1960s, and the defining installment in the well-loved Pink Panther series. While "A Shot in the Dark" was ably preceded by "The Pink Panther" in 1963, it was the first film to feature the series' underrated maestro: Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus (foil to Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau), and the first to truly define the style of the side-splitting installments that would follow. The only script for this film we have ever handled. Fuchsia wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, dated 14th October 1963, noted as First Draft, with credit for director Blake Edwards. 173 leaves, with last page of text numbered 170. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with several pink revision pages dated October 17, 1963. Pages about Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two silver brads, with a worn title label affixed to the binding.…

Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1967 film. Press stamps on the versos. A seven-part anthology, ranging from comedy to drama, starring actress Shirley MacLaine in various guises, and all dealing with adultery and its ramifications. Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Generally Near Fine. …

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film, showing Peter Sellers getting down at a dance party, surrounded by hippies and other distinctive characters. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for pot brownies. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly creased at a couple of corners, else Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1968 film, showing actress Leigh Taylor-Young dancing. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for cannabis brownies. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with light wear at the bottom right corner.…

Vintage color reference photograph from the 1967 film, showing actress Ursula Andress. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Loosely based on the 1953 novel by Ian Fleming. The governments of multiple Countries contact James Bond to investigate why so many of their spies are being murdered. He hires a group of other spies all names James Bond to confuse the organization behind the murders. Shot on location in Scotland, Ireland, and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Three vintage reference photographs from the 1968 film, all showing actress Leigh Taylor-Young. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, the others with annotations in manuscript pencil to same. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for pot brownies. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Very Good plus.…

Vintage lobby card from the 1955 British film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the names of actors. A motley group of five small-time criminals rent out rooms from a wealthy octogenarian widow in order to plan a heist, while posing as classical musicians. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes to the corners. Grant UK. Lee, The Heist Film.…

Vintage borderless publicity photograph from the 1962 film, an iconic image of Sue Lyon enjoying a lollipop, sporting her heart-shaped glasses. Mimeo snipe in French affixed to the verso. Director Stanley Kubrick's skillful, controversial adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 masterpiece, about a man's all-consuming and destructive romantic desire for a prepubescent girl. Shot on location in Albany and the Adirondacks in New York, Newport and Westerly in Rhode Island, and Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in England. 5 x 7 inches. About Near Fine. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…

Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film, all showing actress Leigh Taylor-Young. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for pot brownies. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film, showing James Mason and Sue Lyon. Layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil and date stamps on the verso. Director Stanley Kubrick's skillful, controversial adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 masterpiece, about a man's all-consuming and destructive romantic desire for a prepubescent girl. Shot on location in Albany and the Adirondacks in New York, Newport and Westerly in Rhode Island, and Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.…