abby mann screenwriter (11 Ergebnisse)

Vintage studio still photograph of Maximilian Schell from the 1961 film. A dramatization of the 1947 Judges' Trial, one of twelve US Nuremberg Military Tribunals held from 1946 to 1949 to decide the fate of individuals accused of crimes against humanity for their involvement in Nazi atrocities. The film was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning three, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Maximilian Schell. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Twilight Time K1631.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A dramatization of the 1947 Judges' Trial, one of twelve US Nuremberg Military Tribunals held from 1946 to 1949 to decide the fate of individuals accused of crimes against humanity for their involvement in Nazi atrocities. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning three, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Maximilian Schell. Set in Nuremberg, shot on location in Nuremberg and Berlin. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Twilight Time 1631.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. With provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1959 play by Jean-Paul Sartre. A dying man invites his family to his home where they discover dark secrets about his past. Set in Germany, shot on location in Hamburg, Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with some pin holes along the edges.

Vintage reference photograph of actor Michael Dunn from the 1965 film. With mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1962 novel by Katherine Anne Porter, about the varied passengers on an ocean liner bound for Germany from Mexico in 1933. Vivien Leigh's final film before her death in 1967. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning two. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine.

Vintage reference photograph of Francoise Prevost from the US release of the 1962 Italian film. Based on the 1959 play "Les Sequestres d'Altona" by Jean-Paul Sartre. A wealthy German industrialist hides his Nazi war criminal son in his mansion, unaware the war has ended and continually building a case for Germany's defense. One of De Sica's darkest films. Shot on location in Hamburg, Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph of producer Stanley Kramer and director John Cassavetes on the set of the 1962 film. Kramer and Cassavetes clashed throught the production, disagreeing on technique as well as the overall message of the film, leading Kramer to fire Cassavetes during the editing of the film. Dr. Matthew Clark (Burt Lancaster), the director of the Crawthorne State Mental Hospital for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children, clashes with newly arrived teacher Jean Hanson (Judy Garland) over the best methods in which to teach the children. Many of the students in the film were portrayed by actual intellectually disabled children from Pacific State Hospital in Pomona, California. Shot on location at the Lanterman Development Center in Pomona, California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with large bruise to upper right corner, creasing on right side and two small closed tears on right margin repaired with paper tape on verso.

Original typescript screenplay for an unproduced film called "After the Fall," based on Arthur Miller's 1964 play about a Jewish intellectual living in New York. Miller's play opened on Broadway in 1964, at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, ran for 208 performances, and closed on May 29, 1965. A television movie of the play was released in 1974, but Mann appears to have not been involved in the project. Abby Mann (1927-2008) wrote screenplays for "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961), earning him an Academy Award, "A Child Is Waiting" (1963), "Ship of Fools" (1965), "The Detective" (1968), "Report to the Commissioner" (1975), and "War and Love (1985). His work also extended into television, for series like "Medical Story" (1975-1976) and "Kojak" (1973-1978), a show he helped create, and several "Kojak" television movies. Black wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for playwright Miller and screenwriter Mann. 195 leaves, with last page of text numbered 194. Typescript on white stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound in a black spring binder.

Vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the verso and provenance stamps on the verso. Based on the 1959 play by Jean-Paul Sartre. A dying man invites his family to his home where they discover dark secrets about his past. Set in Germany, shot on location in Hamburg, Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Draft script for the eighth episode of the fourth season of the CBS television series, printed on yellow leaves, which aired on November 14, 1976. Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri, with the pencil annotation of his name on the title sheet next to his character "Lucas" (credited as "Dagger's Associate"), with manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Bound in, preceding the script are three "Shooting Call" sheets (with an additional "Shooting Call" sheet bound in following the title page), with pencil annotations underlining Dimitri's name and character name on two of the sheets, and a thirteen page "Shooting Schedule," dated March 12, 1976. One of the most beloved police dramas in television history, "Kojak" was loosely based on the 1967 book "Justice in the Back Room" by Selwyn Raab, and premiered on CBS on March 8, 1973, with the pilot film "The Marcus-Nelson Murders," and aired for 5 seasons and 118 episodes, ending on March 2, 1977. The character was revived by CBS for two television films in 1985 and 1987, and in 1989-1990 by ABC for five additional television films. Telly Savalas stars as the titular bald, lollipop-sucking New York City police detective, Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak, a tough and incorruptible cop with a penchant for the expression "Who loves ya, baby?" Winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards. Kojak's investigation into the deaths of two longshoremen is complicated by their co-workers code of silence and desire to deal out justice themselves. Front wrapper integral with the title page, dated March 1, 1976, with credits for screenwriter Chester Krumholz. 85 leaves, with last page of text numbered 65. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with green revision pages throughout, dated 3/10/79. Pages Very Good plus, with the penultimate leaf partially detached and the last leaf separated, with light foxing to the front "Shooting Call" sheet, bound with two gold brads.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1961 film, showing actors Marlene Dietrich and Spencer Tracy with director Stanley Kramer and other crew members on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A dramatization of the 1947 Judges' Trial, one of twelve US Nuremberg Military Tribunals held from 1946 to 1949 to decide the fate of individuals accused of crimes against humanity for their involvement in Nazi atrocities. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning three, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Maximilian Schell. Set in Nuremberg, shot on location in Nuremberg and Berlin. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Neat pinhole at each corner, else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Twilight Time 1631.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1968 film, showing actors Frank Sinatra and Lee Remick. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1966 novel. A brooding New York detective investigates the murder of a gay man-a crime that none of his fellow officers will take seriously due to the victim's sexuality. Sinatra's fourth collaboration with director Gordon Douglas, a box office success and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to explicitly depict and discuss the lives of gay men. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light creases to the edges and a light splash to the right edge. Grant US. Twilight Time.