Penitentiary

N.p. N.p., 1977. Draft script for the 1979 film. Script incomplete, presumably as issued, ending on page 102.

A hitchhiker is sent to prison after being wrongly accused of a murder. There, he joins an underground boxing tournament organized by corrupt guards in order to win his freedom. Basis for two sequels in 1982 and 1987.

Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, copyright year noted as 1977, with credit for director and screenwriter Jamaa Fanaka. 106 leaves, with last page of text numbered 102. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with a closed tear on the front wrapper, repaired with cello tape on the verso. Bound with two gold brads.

[Book #167724]