Christopher Columbus (Original screenplay for the 1949 film, copy belonging to film editor Peter Hunt) de Sabatini, Rafael (novel); David MacDonald (director), Fredric March (starring); Peter Hunt (editor) - 1949

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1949. Draft script for the 1949 British film, "Christopher Columbus," based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini and starring Fredric March. Copy belonging to film editor Peter Hunt.

Peter Hunt began his career in the UK film industry as an editor, working on several of the best-known early James Bond films ("Dr. No," "From Russia With Love," "Goldfinger"), as well as "The Ipcress File." He debuted as a director with "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in 1969.

marked as "Final Script" and dated May 3, 1948. White paper stock, with pink and blue revision pages throughout, pages Very Good with creasing and light fray at the edges and corners. In the original green card wrapper, Good only, with yapping at all the edges, and a rough split along the lower spine fold.