robert altman director (31 Ergebnisse)

Vintage portrait photograph of producer Dino De Laurentiis, promoting the 1976 film. Dino De Laurentis was an Italian-American film producer, who, along with Italian film producer Carlo Ponti, helped bring Italian cinema to international acclaim, most notably films by Federico Fellini, Victtorio De Sica, and Roberto Rossellini. De Laurentis produced or co-produced more than 500 films, 38 of which had been nominated for Academy Awards. Based on the 1968 play "Indians" by Arthur Kopit. A revisionist look at the Buffalo Bill legend, in which the buffoonish Bill (Paul Newman) hires Chief Sitting Bull (Frank Kaquitts) to star in his Wild West Show, but finds himself frequently butting heads with Sitting Bull's own vision of the American west. Shot on location in Alberta, Canada. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage color studio still photograph of Sandy Dennis from the 1969 film. Based on the novel by Peter Miles. The feature film that brought Robert Altman to the attention of the film world, giving him the break he needed to make "MASH" in the year that followed. A gothic, psychological thriller that explores a spinster's depth of loneliness and sexual longing. She happens upon a young mute man in the park, who she invites to live in her house. The film was not a box office success and has received a relatively negative reception, mostly due to its unclarified theme. Shot on location in Vancouver, Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine condition. Olive 540.

Collection of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1979 film. A 1979 romantic comedy about a an older man and his young, earth-mama musical girlfriend. The role of Marta Heflin was originally written for Sandy Dennis, but due to a costar's cat allergies coupled with Dennis' pension for bring cats to script readings, the role was recast with Sheila Shea. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with a small dampstain to the margin of image 1.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1975 film, showing actress Ronee Blakley as fragile, beloved country superstar Barbara Jean. Director Robert Altman's brilliant, caustic view of American politics and culture, seen through the microcosm of five days in the Nashville country and gospel music scene, with 24 main characters and multiple storylines. A tour-de-force, and a touchstone of New Hollywood Cinema. Nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Blakley, winning one. Shot on location in Nashville, Tennessee. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 683. Ebert I. Eureka 80.

Lobby card from the 1974 film, an early and unusual entry in the American neo-noir canon. Based on the 1937 novel, a hard boiled classic by proletarian writer Edward Anderson. Robert Altman made almost no mistakes in the 1970s, and this was one of the many high spots. The director, along with novelist-screenwriter Calder Willingham, adapted a forgotten but seminal work from the dust bowl era and brought it to life with Carradine and Duvall, two actors who were staples of his highly successful stable of actors during the New Hollywood era. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine, with a couple of shallow corner creases and some light rubbing. Hanna 69. Spicer, p. 436.

Set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1976 western film. With the stamp of a Canadian film distributor on the verso. Based on the 1968 play "Indians" by Arthur Kopit. A revisionist look at the Buffalo Bill legend, in which the buffoonish Bill hires Chief Sitting Bull to star in his Wild West Show, but finds himself frequently butting heads with Sitting Bull's own vision of the American west. Shot on location in Alberta, Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 554.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1967 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1964 novel, "The Pilgrim Project" by Hank Searls. During the Space Race, NASA decides to follow the Soviets plans to send a lone civilian to the moon a year before the Apollo 11 mission. Shot on location in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and Marina del Rey, California and at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the McDonnell Douglas Astronauts Co. plant in Huntington Beach, California, and TRW Space Park in Redondo Beach, Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with pinholes from staples and a corresponding chip to the top center of the image. Also unevenly trimmed along the bottom edge. Weldon 1983.

Collection of five vintage, borderless, oversize photographs from the 1970 film. With a small French distribution label from Twentieth Century-Fox on the recto of each photograph. Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, and, in turn, the basis of acclaimed television show which ran for 11 seasons on CBS. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress, winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. 12 x 9.5 inches. Pinholes to the corners of a single photograph, Near Fine overall. National Film Registry.

Nine vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1979 film. A 1979 romantic comedy about a an older man and his young, earth-mama musical girlfriend. The role of Marta Heflin was originally written for Sandy Dennis, but due to a costar's cat allergies coupled with Dennis' pension for bring cats to script readings, the role was recast with Sheila Shea. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition.

Vintage oversize publicity photograph of Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould from the 1970 film, by photographer Lawrence Schiller. Photograph with a credit stamp on the verso, stamped with the photographer name "Lawrence Schiller" for Twenty Pimlico, Inc., with the annotations of Set No. "1072" and Print No. "5." Lawrence Julian Schiller is an award winning photographer, film producer, director, screenwriter, and bestselling author, who has worked in film and television since the 1960s. Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, and, in turn, the basis of the acclaimed television show which ran for 11 seasons on CBS (from 1972 to 1983). A film that kick-started a great decade of cinema, and one that still defines it. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. Winner of the Palme d'Or. 11 x14 inches with irregular margins, archivally matted in a 16 x 20 inch 8-ply mat. Near Fine, with a small emulsion blemish to the far right side (obscured by the matting). From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. National Film Registry.

Draft script for the 1994 film (here called a "Schedule Draft"). Annotations in manuscript ink on the title page, noting copy No. 33 and the name of supervising accountant Danielle Sotet. Robert Altman's sardonic take on Paris Fashion Week, featuring an enormous, star-studded ensemble cast of international actors, models, and designers. Set and shot on location in Paris, France. Mylar front wrapper, white card rear wrapper. Title page present, dated January 14, 1994, noted as Schedule Draft, with credit for Altman and screenwriter Barbara Shulgasser. 82 leaves, with last page of text numbered 81. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, moderately soiled, bound with two silver clasps.

Treatment script for the key 1948 film noir. In Jaffe Agency wrappers, stamped "FILE COPY" and "JAFFE AGENCY" at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Robert Altman's first screenwriting credit (he would not direct his first feature film for another 20 years), and Richard Fleischer's first directorial effort, a tight noir second feature. Altman is credited here alongside another first-time screenwriter, George W. George, who would go on to be a prolific screenwriter, with credits for such films as "The Woman on Pier 13" (1949) and "Big House, USA" (1955). Set in Los Angeles, and an early example of a noir film with a large amount of location shooting throughout the Los Angeles area. Tan agency wrappers ("The Jaffe Agency" printed at the bottom of the front wrapper, and with their diamond TJA logo at the center), Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Altman and George. 55 leaves, with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph duplication. Pages about Near Fine with a small chip at the bottom right corner of the title page, wrapper Very Good plus, internally bound with three gold brads.

Revised First Draft script for the 1970 film. Copy belonging to an unknown cast or crew member, with their manuscript ink annotations on 19 pages underlining locations, settings, and props. Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, and, in turn, the basis of the acclaimed television show which ran for 11 seasons on CBS (from 1972 to 1983). A film that kick-started a great decade of cinema, and one that still defines it. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Orange titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 209, dated DECEMBER 11, 1968. Title page present, dated December 11, 1969, noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay, with credits for screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr. and author Richard Hooker. 144 leaves, with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads. National Film Registry.

Four draft screenplays for the 1959-1960 television series. Copies belonging to an unknown cast or crew member, with their name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper of two scripts. All four episodes directed by Robert Altman, then only just beginning his directorial career. Rare. Collection includes one Final Draft script for episode two, one Final Draft script for episode four, one Revised Final Draft script for episode 17, and one Final Draft script for episode 22. Laid in with the screenplay for episode two is a master shooting schedule, laying out filming locations from May 21 to May 25, 1959. "The Troubleshooters" followed a construction team as they traveled the world for different jobs, headed by two engineers-one older, gruff, and grizzled, the other young, well-educated, and soft-spoken. The series was canceled after a single season, with 26 episodes produced in total. Episode two script ("Disaster," here under the working title "The Law and the Profits"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 107, dated May 5, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriters William Kendall Clarke and Paul Gangelin. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 23 leaves, with last page of text numbered 20. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated May 5. Pages Fine, wrapper About Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode four script ("The Lower Depths"): Red titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 121, dated May 18, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Ward Wood. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 38 leaves, with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 5/22. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode 17 script ("Harry Maru"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 112, dated May 26, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Jack Natteford. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 29 leaves, with last page of text numbered 28. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 6/4. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode 22 script ("The Town That Wouldn't Die"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 112, dated May 26, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer and screenwriter Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Robert Presnell Sr. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 38 leaves, with last page of text numbered 37. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Shooting script for the 1976 film. Copy belonging to title designer Dan Perri, with his signature in black manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Based on the 1968 play "Indians" by Arthur Kopit. A revisionist look at the Buffalo Bill legend, in which the buffoonish Bill hires Chief Sitting Bull to star in his Wild West Show, but finds himself frequently butting heads with Sitting Bull's own vision of the American West. Set in the American West, shot on location in Alberta, Canada. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 7/17/75, noted as SHOOTING, with credits for screenwriters Alan Rudolph and Robert Altman. 119 leaves, with last page of text numbered 117. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. In a custom green quarter-leather clamshell box.

First Draft script for the 1973 film, written nine months before the production began. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner, whose best known credits include "The Missouri Breaks" (Arthur Penn, 1976), and "Heat" (Michael Mann, 1996). Based on Chandler's 1953 novel, the sixth and penultimate Philip Marlowe book. Screenwriter Leigh Brackett, who also co-wrote the screenplay for "The Big Sleep" (1946), updated not just the setting from the 1950s to the 1970s, but the attitudes, themes, and relationships as well. The result was less of a straight adaptation than it was a satire of the traditional detective story, a New Hollywood classic. Shot on location in Los Angeles, Malibu, Hollywood, and Mexico Black titled Studio Duplicating Service, Inc. wrappers. Title page present, dated September 1971, noted as First Draft, with credits for screenwriter Leigh Brackett. 109 leaves, with last page of text numbered 108. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Three vintage studio still photographs of actress Janice Rule from the 1977 film. Director Robert Altman's experimental, dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal, fractured women, originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Shelley Duvall as the self-deluded, socially maladroit Millie, Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie, and Sissy Spacek as the young, timid, and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town, and shot on location in Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, and Desert Hot Springs, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage borderless reference photograph of Robert Altman on the set of the 1975 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Robert Altman's brilliant, caustic view of American politics and culture, seen through the microcosm of five days in the Nashville country and gospel music scene, with 24 main characters and multiple storylines, a tour-de-force, and a key piece of New Hollywood Cinema. Winner of an Academy Award, nominated for four more including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. Shot on location in Nashville, Tennessee. 10 x 7 inches. Some brief toning to portions of recto, else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 683. Ebert I. Eureka 80.

Pas de couverture. Zustand: Bon. Rare authentic signed album page. Obtained in person in 1986 in Paris. Photographs and other memorabilia sent to Mr. Altman's office were signed by a secretary. + Photo (22x15 cm) Size : 21x14 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : impressive collection of a Parisian autograph hunter called Thierry (or Terry). Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Five photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A pair of filmmakers, in hopes of raising money to shoot a documentary on Lenny Bruce, decide to meet that goal by shooting pornographic films with runaway flower kids in Greenwich Village over a weekend. Aspects of cinema verite mixed with sexploitation, with an early appearance by actress Joy Bang and a cameo by Robert Altman (in the same year he directed MASH). Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with some faint creasing, edgewear, and one with a wax pencil annotation on the recto.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film, showing Shelley Duvall and Bud Cort. French snipe on the verso. An owlish recluse living in the bowels of the Houston Astrodome builds a pair of wings with the aid of a guardian angel, but is ultimately foiled by his love for a beautiful race car driver. Director Robert Altman's first effort after his wildly successful 1970 film "MASH," an almost experimental film about the struggle between freedom and convention. Set and shot on location in Houston. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Altman and actor Carol Burnett on the set of the 1985 television film, which originally aired on HBO on April 1. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Gamma Film. Two women meet at a laundromat and reveal secrets about their lives. The third and final film collaboration between Altman and Burnett, following "A Wedding" (1978) and "HealtH" (1980). Shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 7 inches. Fine.

Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film, one showing Robert Altman on the set, the other showing Altman talking with actor Sam Shepard. Based on Shepard's 1983 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, about two ex-lovers with an exceedingly troubled past who inadvertently find themselves at the same run-down motel in the Mojave Desert. Shot on location in El Dorado, New Mexico. 9.5 x 7 inches. Both with two neat pinholes at one corner each, else about Fine.

Vintage borderless double weight color reference photograph of director Robert Altman with Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett on location at Roissy Airport (Charles de Gaulle Airport) for the 1994 film. French and English printed "Sipa Press" snipe and "Pica Pressfoto" label on verso. Altman's sardonic take on Paris Fashion Week featuring an enormous and star-studded ensemble cast of international actors, models, and designers. Set in and shot on location in Paris, France . 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1974 film, showing Shelley Duvall holding a baby kitten. French release stamp and layout annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1937 novel by Edward Anderson, previously adapted by Nicholas Ray as "They Live by Night" (1950). One of Altman's many high spots during the 1970s, an early and unusual entry in the American neo-Noir canon, and one of the most artful gangster films made. Set and shot on location in various towns and cities in central and southern Mississippi, including Jackson, Hermanville, Pickens, and Canton. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Spicer US Neo-Noir.

Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Janet Rule and Shelley Duvall from the 1977 film. One photograph with a British stamp on the verso, and both photographs with manuscript annotations in pencil and ink on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Director Robert Altman's experimental, dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal, fractured women, originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Duvall as the self-deluded, socially maladroit Millie, Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie, and Sissy Spacek as the young, timid, and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town, and shot on location in Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, and Desert Hot Springs, California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 230. Ebert III.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film, showing a topless Sandy Dennis. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1965 novel by Peter Miles, about a woman who becomes obsessed with a mute teenage boy. Director Robert Altman's breakthrough film. Shot on location in Vancouver, Canada. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good only, with pinholes on the corners and edges and paper tape reinforcements on the verso, and light creasing overall. Olive 540.

Two vintage borderless reference photographs shot on the set of the 1978 film, one showing Robert Altman behind the camera, and one showing Altman and Carol Burnett in conversation. In a style that Altman invented and had by this time more than mastered, a mishmash of overlapping stories, all centering around a middle-class wedding in the American South, told over the course of a single day. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. Director Robert Altman's experimental, dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal, fractured women, originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Shelley Duvall as the self-deluded, socially maladroit Millie, Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie, and Sissy Spacek as the young, timid, and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town, and shot on location in Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, and Desert Hot Springs, California. 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine.

Ten vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the versos. Director Robert Altman's experimental, dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal, fractured women, originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Shelley Duvall as the self-deluded, socially maladroit Millie, Janice Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie, and Sissy Spacek as the young, timid, and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town, and shot on location in Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, and Desert Hot Springs, California. 10 x 8 inches, three with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 230. Ebert III.