The Man in the Glass Booth

N.p. N.p., 1974. Draft script for the 1975 film.

In Manhattan, a Jewish man who is a Holocaust survivor is arrested by Israeli agents for Nazi war crimes. The trial reveals him to be innocent but also leads to the decline of his mental well being in the courtroom. Maximilian Schell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

The film version was initially disowned by the playwright, likely due to the negative reception and early closure of the play due to public misunderstanding of its meaning. Shaw changed his mind after seeing the finished film, but it was by that time too late to add his name to the credits, and he died a few years later. Almost completely unavailable for viewing in any form for nearly twenty years, the film was remastered and released on DVD in 2010.

Set in New York City and Israel, shot on location in New York City and Los Angeles.

Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 4/10/74, with credits for screenwriter Edward Anhalt and playwright Robert Shaw. Manuscript ink annotation on title page indicating copy as script No. 25. 108 leaves, with last page of text numbered 107. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 4/3/74 and 4/9/74. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box.

[Book #115207]