michael gilbert novel (3 Ergebnisse)

Two vintage black-and-white British front-of-house cards from the 1959 UK film. Based on the novel by Michael Gilbert, about a group of British soldiers whose attempt to escape from an Italian prison camp during WWII is foiled by a mysterious traitor. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with ink annotations on the versos, a few light creases, and a pinhole to one of the stills.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 film, showing actress Dorothy Sebastian. Based on screenwriter Michael Arlen's 1924 novel "The Green Hat," which he also adapted for theatre in 1925, about two childhood sweethearts who are banned from marriage due to class differences. Arlen's novel was considered so daring in the US that producers attempted to distance the film from the source text as much as possible in order to placate the Hays Commission, eliminating all references to drug use, sexually transmitted diseases, and homosexuality, which were key points within the original narrative. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear.

Vintage illustrated program for the 1979 film. Based on the 1954 novel by Ian Fleming. Lewis Gilbert's third and final directorial effort in the James Bond franchise, and the eleventh film in the series overall, hot on the trail of the wildly successful "Star Wars" (1977). Roger Moore stars in his fourth role as the British secret agent, here working to to foil a criminal enterprise involving the theft of space rockets. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in England, the United States, Italy, Brazil, and outer space, shot on location in England, Argentina, Brazil, France, Italy, the United States, and Guatemala. Full-color six page horizontal trifold brochure on semi-gloss finish card stock, with large illustration interior with cast listing ("The Players") on top third. 12 x 6 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear, a small bit of discoloration on top right corner of verso of third leaf, and a 1/2 inch closed tear to one fold.