David Lean Director Screenwriter (16 results)

Vintage press kit for the epic 1970 film. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Bolt, following "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Winner of two Academy Awards, for cinematographer Freddie Young and supporting actor John Mills. Nominated for two more, as well as ten BAFTA awards. Press kit "introducing" director David Lean, containing a biography, an additional anecdote related to filming, a detailed production guide, press clippings, and six black and white reference photographs of the subject, along with a caption sheet. Housed in a tri-fold studio folder specific to the subject. Folder Very Good plus. Press material Near Fine or better. Photographs Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film, showing actress Katharine Hepburn holding a large glass goblet. Date stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on Arthur Laurents' 1952 play "The Time of the Cuckoo," about a lonely, middle-aged secretary who takes a solo vacation to Venice, where she falls in love with an antiques dealer. Set and shot on location in Venice. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph from the 1970 film, showing director David Lean as he imparts some advice to star Christopher Jones during a smoke break. Winner of two Academy Awards, for cinematographer Freddie Young and supporting actor John Mills. Nominated for two more, as well as ten BAFTA awards. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with his ASMP rubber stamp on the verso. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. 9.25 x 13.25 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage deluxe press kit for the epic 1970 film, including two oversize photos and six reference photographs. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Bolt, following "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Winner of two Academy Awards, for cinematographer Freddie Young and supporting actor John Mills. Nominated for two more, as well as ten BAFTA awards. The press kit contains: Ten loose sheets of heavy weight paper, each folded to 11 x 14 inches, printing on rectos only. The first sheet with a press release regarding the film, the other nine with a description from Bolt's screenplay in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Japanese on the outside and the corresponding full-color printed image from the film inside. Two 11 x 14 sheets of photographic paper, each containing two images, one of David Lean on the set, the second of the same scene from the film. With descriptions of the scenes printed on the verso of each photograph. Six 10 x 8 reference photographs, one showing Lean and crew filming on the coast of Ireland, the rest depicting scenes from the film. Each with captions printed on the verso. One biography of David Lean, three pages, printed on rectos only. 8.5 x 11 inches, bound with a single staple. All items housed in a studio clamshell box as issued. Clamshell box: About Near Fine with light fading and a few small bruises. Press materials Fine.

Vintage reference photograph of director David Lean and producer J. Arthur Rank on the set of the 1946 British film. Based on the 1861 novel. A happy-go-lucky orphan discovers that an unknown benefactor is offering to finance his education and introduction into high society. Lean's first Dickens adaptation, followed by "Oliver Twist" (1948), and the film which many consider to be the finest in his oeuvre. Nominated for five Academy Awards and winning two. Set and shot on location in London and Kent, UK. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall, with some faint soil to the recto.

Vintage borderless reference photograph of cast and crew members filming on location for the 1965 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of photographer Federico Grau. Based on Boris Pasternak's controversial, Nobel Prize-winning 1957 novel, following a married physician whose life is irreversibly changed by the Russian Revolution and resulting Civil War. Nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Pasternak's novel was widely banned in the Soviet Union due to its perceived criticism of the Soviet government, forcing director David Lean to begin filming on location in Spain-chosen in large part as a result of his positive experiences filming "Lawrence of Arabia" there several years prior, as well as the promise of snow. The film was shot over ten months, in Soria and Aragon, and at the Aldeadavila Dam, with a large-scale Moscow set built outside of Madrid, as documented throughout the archive. An unseasonably warm winter in Spain obligated production to head to Finland and Canada in the final months of shooting, in order to obtain a sufficiently wintry backdrop for landscape scenes. Shot on location throughout Spain, Finland, and Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly worn at the corners.

Vintage narrow margin double weight reference photograph of David Lean on the set of the 1954 film. Based on the 1916 play by Harold Brighouse. Previously made as a silent film in 1920, directed by Percy Nash and starring Arthur Pitt and Joan Ritz, and in 1931, directed by Thomas Bentley and starring James Harcourt and Joan Maude. Victorian bootmaker, stingy widow, and a man of great thirst, Henry Hobson (an exceptionally brilliant Charles Laughton) insists there will be no marriages of his three daughters (to avoid the costly settlements), but the independent-minded eldest (Brenda de Banzie) has her sights set on Hobson's prize bootmaker Will Mossop (John Mills). Set in and shot on location in Manchester, England. 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with black paper affixed to verso. Criterion Collection 461.

Vintage borderless reference photograph of David Lean and a camera crew filming on location for the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. The year after the suppressed 1916 Easter Rising, a young Irish woman is torn between a British officer she loves and the nationalists from her own home town. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Robert Bolt, following "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Winner of two Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography, and nominated for two more. Set in an isolated village on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, and shot on location in County Kerry and County Clare, Ireland and in Cape Town, South Africa. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of David Lean, Sarah Miles, Trevor Howard, and John Mills on the set of the 1970 film. Two mimeo snipes and photographer "Ken Danvers" stamp on verso. The third collaboration between director Lean and screenwriter Bolt, following "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). The year after the suppressed 1916 Easter Rising, a young Irish woman is caught between a British officer she loves and the nationalists from her own home town. Winner of two Academy Awards, for Best Cinematogray and Best Supporting Actor for John Mills, nominated for two more. Set in an isolated village on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, shot on location in County Kerry and County Clare, Ireland and Cape Town, South Africa. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph of director David Lean and producer Ronald Neame in conversation with actor Anthony Wager between takes on the set of the 1946 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel. A critical and commercial success, considered by many to be one of Lean's best feature films and one of the finest adaptations of a Dickens novel to date. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 31. Ebert II. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1945 British film, showing actress Celia Johnson leaning against a door. Based on Noel Coward's 1936 play "Still Life," about a suburban housewife who enters into a passionate extramarital affair with a married stranger she meets at a railway station. Winner of the Palme d'Or, and nominated for three Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Lancashire, Cumbria, and London. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 76. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage reference photograph of Peter O'Toole, Gamil Ratib, and David Lean on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1926 autobiography "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence. An incomparable film. Opening in 1935 with the death of Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in a motorcycle accident at the age of 46, we then follow, in flashback, Lawrence as a young intelligence officer in 1916 Cairo, assigned to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks. Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Shot on location in England, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Morocco. 10.25 x 8 inches. Some edge and corner wear, else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I.

Vintage keybook reference photograph of Alec Guinness, Sam Spiegel, Jack Hawkins, and David Lean on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1926 autobiography "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" by T.E. Lawrence. An incomparable film. Opening in 1935 with the death of Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in a motorcycle accident at the age of 46, we then follow, in flashback, Lawrence as a young intelligence officer in 1916 Cairo, assigned to investigate the progress of the Arab revolt against the Turks. Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Shot on location in England, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Morocco. 11 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I.

250 : 200 mm. Signed photograph of Lean on the set of the film A Passage to India". Rare.

7.75 x 9.5 inch. Film director (1908-1991) best remembered for his adaptations of Charles Dickens's novels, as well as epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia. Vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.5 studio portrait of Lean in a handsome close-up pose, signed in fountain pen, "Best wishes, David Lean." Reverse bears a Roye photography copyright stamp. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

Archive of 14 original reference photographs taken on the set of the 1965 film, and two original contact sheets with 24 images of cast and crew members at what appears to be a wrap party. Several photographs with manuscript ink annotations to the verso identifying figures in the images. One photograph date-stamped APR 27 1964, inscribed on the recto by uncredited location manager Howard "Dutch" Horton to production supervisor John Palmer, and another photograph inscribed to Palmer from an unknown crew member in manuscript ink annotation to the verso. From the collection of John Palmer. Included with the collection is a brief typescript note signed from publicist Phil Gersdorf to Palmer, gifting Palmer the contact sheets. Based on Boris Pasternak's controversial, Nobel Prize-winning 1957 novel, following a married physician whose life is irreversibly changed by the Russian Revolution and resulting Civil War. Nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Pasternak's novel was widely banned in the Soviet Union due to its perceived criticism of the Soviet government, forcing director David Lean to begin filming on location in Spain-chosen in large part as a result of his positive experiences filming "Lawrence of Arabia" there several years prior, as well as the promise of snow. The film was shot over ten months, in Soria and Aragon, and at the Aldeadavila Dam, with a large-scale Moscow set built outside of Madrid, as documented throughout the archive. An unseasonably warm winter in Spain obligated production to head to Finland and Canada in the final months of shooting, in order to obtain a sufficiently wintry backdrop for landscape scenes. The archive includes eleven photographs of cast and crew members between takes on the Moscow set, several shots featuring Palmer and director David Lean during a parade scene, with crowds of extras in Soviet militia garb in the background. The Moscow photographs in particular highlight the intricate set and costume design elements which went into constructing the mock city, including several striking images of parade participants holding huge portraits of Soviet officials. An unusual addition to the collection is a photograph of Palmer in conversation with noted Austrian-American director Fred Zinnemann, who collaborated with actor Omar Sharif in "Behold a Pale Horse" earlier in 1964. Shot on location throughout Spain, Finland, and Canada. Photographs and contact sheets varying sizes. All materials generally Very Good plus, several photographs with moderate toning.