Privilege

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1967. Collection of ten vintage photographs, including eight borderless reference photographs, one borderless promotional photograph of Paul Jones and Jean Shrimpton, and one promotional studio still photographof the same, from the 1967 film. Nine of these with a mimeo snipe on verso, one with additional “David Lasceller” stamp on verso.

Peter Watkin's outrageous and paranoiac dystopian satire of the world's most famous and beloved pop star who is controlled by a totalitarian British government.

Patti Smith covered one of the film's songs, "Set Me Free," as "Privilege (Set Me Free)" on her 1978 album "Easter."

Set in a near-future England, shot on location in London and Birmingham, England.

8 x 10 inches. Light edge and corner wear, else Near Fine.

BFI Flipside 7.

[Book #148841]