John masters novel (3 Ergebnisse)

Third Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to novelist and screenwriter John Masters, with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper, his manuscript pencil annotations to virtually every page, and two handwritten pages stapled to the verso of the front wrapper, noting concerns about the script and deletions. Based on Masters' 1952 novel, about a British officer who goes undercover to infiltrate a thuggee cult ritually murdering travelers in colonial India. Masters, who served in the Indian Army from 1933 to 1949, was best known for his historical fiction set in India, most notably his 1954 novel "Bhowani Junction," which was adapted for film by director George Cukor in 1956. Modern scholars have acknowledged Masters' influence on British historical fiction, and (in later works) his relative sympathy towards Indian nationalists, while simultaneously criticizing his revisionist, occasionally imperialist tone. Masters also released three successful autobiographical volumes, "Bugles and a Tiger" (1956), "Road Past Mandalay" (1961), and "Pilgrim Son" (1971). Beige titled wrappers, noted as Draft Script on the front wrapper, dated 26-3-57, with a typed label affixed on the front wrapper dated 26.3.57, crediting novelist and screenwriter John Masters and screenwriter Anthony Perry, and noting Masters' annotations throughout. Title page present, noted as DRAFT THREE, with credits for novelist and screenwriter John Masters. 114 leaves, with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 novel, showing actress Ava Gardner in a dramatic moment. Based on the 1954 novel by John Masters, about a young Anglo-Indian woman who is torn between romances with three different men: one British, one Sikh, and one Anglo-Indian. Although the film was set in colonial India, it was shot on location in Lahore, Pakistan, due to the Indian government's demand for script approval and imposition of high taxes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Sam Peckinpah talking with actor Rutger Hauer on the set of the 1983 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and a provenance stamp on the verso. Peckinpah's last film, an espionage thriller based on the 1972 Robert Ludlum novel, about the host of an investigative news program who is recruited by the CIA to gather information on three of his friends, suspected of being Soviet agents of the Omega network. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus, with light wear to the finish.…