William j wyler (6 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Uncorrected Proof. VERY GOOD CONDITION , clean solid, bright.PAPERBACK; BLACK spine & cover titles on MELLO MANILLA PAPER COVERS.UN CORR ECTED PROOF COPY.OFFERED FOR SALE AS CURIOSITY & BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE COLLECT THIS MATERIAL. ; WYLER PHTOTO FRONTIS ART; 500pg pages; William Wyler is not as well known as Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, or John Ford, but he deserves a place among the superstar directors of classic Hollywood. His style was magnificently fluid; while his films are masterpieces of cinematic artistry, they are also filled with beautiful elements that make his characters and situations utterly real. Among other classics, he directed "Dead End," "Wuthering Heights," "The Little Foxes," "Mrs. Miniver," "The Best Years of Our Lives," "The Heiress," "Roman Holiday," "Ben-Hur," and "Funny Girl." Jan Herman's biography is a lively account of Wyler's life and career.…

Soft cover. Condizione: VGF. A VG or better folded original release 27" x 41" one sheet. Size: 27" x 41". Poster.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. No date, published circa 2005? 56 lots on 78 p., beautifully illustrated throughout. Size: 8 9/16 x 11 1/16 inches. [B1:10:1].

Vintage pressbook for the 1970 film. Based on the 1965 novel "The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones" by Jesse Hill Ford. A wealthy African American funeral director suspects a white policeman of having an affair with his considerably younger wife, leading to a series of violent interactions with the police force, who seek to avoid public exposure of the interracial affair. Director William Wyler's final film. Set in the fictional town of Somerset, Tennessee, and shot on location in Humboldt, Tennessee. Seven pages, saddle stapled. 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus, lightly creased at the edges.…

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1970 film. Based on the 1965 novel "The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones" by Jesse Hill Ford. A wealthy African American funeral director suspects a white policeman of having an affair with his considerably younger wife, leading to a series of violent interactions with the police force, who seek to avoid public exposure of the interracial affair. Director William Wyler's final film. Set in the fictional town of Somerset, Tennessee, and shot on location in Humboldt, Tennessee. 27 x 41 inches, folded as issued. Very Good plus, with light creasing at the corners and a small closed tear at the center.…

Vintage press photograph of Frank Capra, William Wyler, George Stevens, and Samuel J. Briskin announcing the formation of the independent motion picture production company Liberty Films. French annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on verso. Frank Capra, dissatisfied with the Hollywood studio system, had attempted to set up an independent production studio on three occasions, in 1939, forming Frank Capra Productions (which produced "Meet John Doe" [1941]), which dissolved when Capra joined the US Army Signal Corps in late 1941, and later during the war sought a partnership, unsuccessfully, with director Leo McCarey. In 1945 Capra teamed up with Samuel J. Briskin, then production chief at Columbia Pictures, and formed Liberty Films, and within a few months of incorporating, directors William Wyler and George Stevens joined as partners. Liberty Films only ended up producing two films, both directed by Capra, the now classic "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), which at the time was a financial failure, and couldn't recoup its high production costs, and "State of the Union" (1948), which required Liberty Films to pay for use of MGM's production facilities as well as a percentage of the distribution fee, as the lead, Spencer Tracy, was under contract to MGM. Under threat of bank foreclosure, Liberty Films was purchased by Paramount Pictures in May, 1947. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light creasing at a few of the white borders.…