![[Book #152561] The Split. Gordon Flemyng, Donald E. Westlake, Richard Stark, Robert Sabaroff, Diahann Carroll Jim Brown, Ernest Borgnine, Julie Harris, director, novel, screenwriter, starring.](https://royalbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/152561.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1787305745)
The Split
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1968. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1968 film, one showing Brown with basketball star Bill Russell, the other showing Brown play-fighting with boxer Muhammad Ali. Mimeo snipe to the verso.
In 1967, Brown and Russell both participated in the infamous "Cleveland Summit," a meeting of prominent Black athletes to discuss the controversy around Ali's draft dodging charges.
Based on the 1966 Parker novel "The Seventh" by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark. A gang of thieves begins to fall apart when half a million dollars stolen from the Los Angeles Coliseum goes missing.
Set and shot on location in Los Angeles.
8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Grant US. Lee, The Heist Film. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir.
[Book #152561]
Price: $75.00