Films With Literary Sources from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the stark 1969 neo-noir film, both showing actress Rita Moreno. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on Lionel White's 1953 novel "The Snatchers," about a wealthy young woman who is kidnapped and held hostage in a remote French beach house. Set and shot on location in Le… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1964. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1964 Japanese film. Three with faint censorship blindstamps on the versos. A masterpiece of 1960s Japanese cinema, based on the novel by K b Abe and adapted by Abe for the screen, about an amateur entomologist who is held captive in a small, impoverished seaside village. 7.25… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1974. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1974 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on the 1959 novel. While living in Bangkok, a naive French diplomat's wife experiences a whirlwind of sexual discovery. The first film in the wildly successful, much-emulated series. Set and shot on location in Thailand and the Seychelles. … Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Vintage reference photograph taken during shooting on location for the 1980 film, showing actors Gene Davis (in drag) and Randy Jurgensen. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1970 novel by Gerald Walker, about a cop who goes undercover in the leather scene in New York to catch a serial killer targeting gay men.… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1955. Collection of five vintage reference photographs from the 1955 film. Two with provenance labels affixed to the versos. Perhaps the ultimate film noir in the classic cycle, and by far the best (and most insanely interpreted) Spillane adaptation. Director Robert Aldrich spins the hard boiled source material into a symphony of speed, violence, and… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film, including one showing director Héctor Babenco talking with actor William Hurt on the set. Based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig, about two cellmates who form an unusual bond during their imprisonment in a Brazilian prison. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Puig's novel also… Saber más sobre este artículo

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 13 black-and-white photographs, and 11 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on the 1973 novel by Peter Gent. A satire of American pro football loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, following an aging wide receiver for a Texas… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film, showing cinematographer Raoul Coutard capturing a shot with actress Anna Karina while Jean-Luc Godard looks on. Cropping annotations in manuscript pencil and a Cinemonde stamp on the verso. Jean-Luc Godard's neo-noir foray into science fiction, following a secret agent in a dystopian future who is assigned… Saber más sobre este artículo

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1950. Three vintage photographs from the 1950 film, including one publicity photograph showing James Cagney with Helena Carter and Barbara Payton, and two studio still photographs showing cast members and a camera crew on the set. Publicity photograph with the stamp of Warner Brothers photographer Bert Six on the verso. Based on the… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1977. Vintage borderless reference photograph of executive producers Robert Rosen and Robert Evans on the set of the 1977 film. Based on the 1975 novel by Thomas Harris, about a terrorist attack during the Super Bowl, loosely inspired by the real-life Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The production used an actual Super Bowl… Saber más sobre este artículo

Universal City: Universal-International, 1947. Vintage reference photograph of director Zoltán Korda talking with producer and head of Universal-International William Goetz on the set of the 1948 film noir. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Aldous Huxley's 1922 short story "The Gioconda Smile," about… Saber más sobre este artículo

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 23 black and white photographs, and 5 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on Sidney Sheldon's 1977 novel. A pharmaceutical industry billionaire dies in a mysterious climbing accident, leaving his daughter to investigate the circumstances of his death. Folder,… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1976. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. One with a stamp noting the film's French title on the verso, and all three with cropping annotations in manuscript ink. Loosely based on the 1967 novel by André Pieyre de Mandiargues, about a man who becomes romantically involved with a Parisian sex worker shortly… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1953. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1953 film, showing director Byron Haskin and other crew members with a camera on a mount. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. The first feature film adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic 1898 novel. Winner of an Academy Award for Best… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1978. Collection of vintage international promotional materials for the 1974 film. Included in the collection are: - 1974 Japanese Film Program handbill (printed on recto and verso), text in Japanese. An Israeli Orly Theater flyer for a week of screenings of the film in 1977, text in Hebrew. - French film festival… Saber más sobre este artículo

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1972. Collection of 26 vintage reference photographs from the 1972 film. Based on the 1969 novel by Philip Roth. The fourth Roth novel (after "Goodbye, Columbus") to be adapted for the screen, and the sole directorial effort for noted screenwriter Ernest Lehman ("North by Northwest," "The Sweet Smell of Success," "Sabrina," "West Side Story,"… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1946. Collection of five vintage reference photographs from the 1946 film noir. Based on the story, "You Were There" by Thelma Strabel, serialized in "Woman's Home Companion" between 1944 and 1945. Vincent Minnelli's second dramatic film, following "The Clock" (1945). 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver… Saber más sobre este artículo

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage reference photograph of director Russ Meyer and actor Charles Napier looking through Irving Wallace's 1969 source novel on the set of the 1971 film. Provenance label on the verso. Based on the 1969 novel by Irving Wallace, about an unassuming bookstore clerk who is pulled into a highly publicized pornography trial. 8… Saber más sobre este artículo

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 film, showing actors Eugene Pallette, William Powell, and Robert McWade. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Easily the best entry in the series of the 15 Philo Vance film adaptations made between 1929 and 1947. Powell's second of four appearances as the great detective, setting… Saber más sobre este artículo

Burbank, CA: Hollywood Pictures / Caravan Pictures, 1997. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1997 film, showing actors Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin. Based on the 1880 novel by Henry James, about an untalented, overweight young heiress who falls in love with a poor but handsome man, to the displeasure of her father, who believes the… Saber más sobre este artículo