Culver City, CA: Selznick Studio, 1950. Draft English language script for the 1951 French-Italian film, "Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois," here under the English title, "Miracles Only Happen Once." Based on an original scenario by Jacques Sigurd, adapted to English by Hugh Brooke. Claudia (Valli) and Jerome (Marais) meet in Paris shortly before WWII, fall in love and expect...

Rome: Cino del Duca, 1960. Vintage oversize double weight borderless glossy press photograph by Enrico Appetito from the 1960 film. Bold notation on the verso noting that the photograph is from the archives of the French cinephile magazine, “Cinema 60.”The first film in Antonioni's famed trilogy, followed by La Notte and L'eclisse. A classic scene from the film, from the...

Italy: Nepi Film, 1960. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1961 film. A candid aerial photograph of Mastroianni, Moreau, and two other cast members conversing around a table. With a stamp for Telecine and a few notations on the verso. The second film in the trilogy that begins with "L'Avventura" (1960) and ends with "L'Eclisse" (1962). Shot on...

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1970. Vintage double weight photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni and members of the cast and crew on the set of the 1970 film. Shot by noted photographer Bruce Davidson. With holograph notations in pencil and blue pen on the verso. Antonioni’s great American experiment, and the only film the director ever made in the United...

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1970. Collection of five vintage reference photographs from the 1970 film. Four of the photographs have been trimmed, three with partially trimmed mimeo snipes on the verso, Antonioni’s great American experiment, and the only film the director ever made in the United States, written for the screen by a young Sam Shepard. Though made from...

France: Various Publishers, 1956. Collection of 45 vintage black-and-white candid photographs of Swedish film star Ingrid Bergman at a gala in France. Three of the photos are rubber-stamped on the verso with a date of October 9, 1956, and take place presumably at a premier of Bergman's then-recent film, "Elena and Her Men," released in France in September 1956. Bergman's...

Rome: Fair Film, 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. An English language script for consideration by US filmmakers, though the film was shot in Italian. Based on Alberto Bevilacqua's 1964 novel of the same name. The widow of a worker killed by police joins the militant strike against the factory owners, one of which falls in love with her...

Germany: Atlas Films, 1955. Original German A1 poster for the 1955 Italian film, featuring an illustration of Sophia Loren, the film credits in hourglass shape to mimic her figure. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. Paolo (Marcello Mastroianni) is a Roman cab driver who gives Lina (Sophia Loren) a lift, but she tries to...

Paris: Cinedis, 1962. Press material for the 1962 French-Italian film, "Comment reussir en amour," from the French distributor and press and film agency, Cinedis. French language throughout. Resembling the star biography and film credit packets often seen with US press kits, this material details film credits, cast and crew biographies, and the synopsis. Based on Annette Wademant's screnplay, one of...

Paris: France Cinema, 1962. Collection of 75 original black-and-white film still photographs for the 1962 French-Italian film, here under the original French title. Starring actress Saval is prominently featured, as is costar Poiret, with metal crutches in tow, and actress Maillan. Several images show members of the crew during filming, rainy scenes, cars, and large cameras. All with numerical notations...

Paris: Cinedis, 1957. Collection of 130 vintage black-and-white still photographs and 3 medium-format negatives for the 1957 French-Italian film. The collection consists of two unique but complimentary pieces, one being a set housed in the original paper box with "Crumiere / Paris" paper label, and notations on the box top in holograph ink noting French film title and "B. Bardot,"...

Japan: Towa, 1957. Two original uncut Japanese stamp sheets for the 1957 French-Italian film. Bardot is amply represented in red and green variants, 10 stamps per sheet, also with an image of the Eiffel Tower. Produced by the Towa Corporation (Japan) with "BB" and film titles in Japanese represented. The film was released in Japan in December, about one week...

Paris: Le Film illustre, 1962. Original French magazine focusing on contemporary international film, actors and actresses, and persons behind the scenes, like set decorators and directors. French text throughout. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida graces the front wrapper, and Frida Boccara on the rear wrapper. Color centerfolds were also featured, and this issue sports a full-color spread of youthful actors Martine...

London: Morningside Worldwide Pictures, Circa 1975. Early Revised Draft script for the 1963 British-American film, dated two years prior to its release. First generation reproduction, likely made for educational purposes circa early-mid 1970s, evidenced by the use of a photocopy process (not employed in the UK until the early 1970s). The script's vintage is also evidenced by the postal code...

France: N.p., Circa 1961. Vintage borderless still photograph from the 1961 film. Starring actress Annie Frattelini is featured in polka dots at the mirror, adjusting a shiny crucifix around her neck. A businessman (Noiret) wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse, claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain, purportedly...

Paris: Athos Films / Istituto Luce, 1967. Original French grande poster for the 1967 Italian film. Based on Florence Montgomery's 1869 novel. John (Quayle) is the UK Consul in Florence, Italy, where he becomes a widower with two sons. Andrew (Colagrande) is the oldest, constantly assuming responsibility for his younger brother Miles' (Giannozzi) shenanigans, until one act that proves too...

Beverly Hills, CA: Fildebroc / Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro / United Artists, 1966. Vintage borderless black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1966 French-Italian film. Seen is actor Alan Bates serenading the cast and crew on a busted piano. At the end of WWI, the German army booby-traps a small French town, prompting mayhem and panic, and the local lunatics escape from...

N.p. N.p., 1952. Vintage oversize double weight matte finish photograph from the set of the 1952 film. A sobering and striking image of the film's destitute loner and his dog Flike, standing in the streets of Rome late in the evening. Shot by the film's still photographer Angelo Pennoni, using a striking example of designer Virgilio Marchi's meticulously designed and...

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1953. Original Spanish pressbook for the 1953 film12 pages, saddle-stitched, 11 x 14 inches. Criterion Collection 202.

France: Cinedis, Circa 1957. Collection of 61 original black-and-white single weight photographs from the 1957 French-Italian film, released in the US as "On Foot, On Horse and On Wheels" (1958). Starring actors Noel-Noel and Grey are in nearly every image, with a few featuring Sophie Daumier. All with numerical notations in holograph pencil, housed in an original French Crumiere photo...

France: N.p., Circa 1967. Two vintage borderless black-and-white reference still photographs from the 1967 Italian-French-German film. From the archives of Maurice Bessy (1910-1993), a French film historian, novelist, and screenwriter ("Deadlier Than the Male," 1956, and a handful of films 1939-1950). Bessy's rubber stamp and name label on the verso of one still, with brief notations in holograph ink on...

Paris: Filmsonor / Mondex / Procinex, 1962. Original French program for the 1962 French-Italian film, here under the original French title, "Le diable et les 10 commandements." Illustrated wrappers featuring esoteric cartoons by Vaissier, with original glassine. Contents of the program include film credits, synopsis, actor biographies, and advertisement campaigns; often these programs are illustrated throughout with still photographs from...

Rome: Cineriz, 1963. Vintage borderless black-and-white photograph from the 1963 Italian film. A striking shot of Mastroianni, refusing to remove his deluxe frames even while steaming in the sauna. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 140.

Rome: Daimo Cinematografica, 1978. Vintage borderless black-and-white double weight photograph of director Federico Fellini from the set of his 1978 film. With the stamp of photographer Pierluigi Praturlon on the verso. In this image, Fellini toys with the idea of learning the tympani while wearing a dust mask. Born in Rome, Praturlon (better known simply as Pierluigi) embarked upon a....

Paris: Roissy Films, circa 1978. Vintage oversize borderless color photograph of Gerard Depardieu and the star chimpanzee from the 1978 film. With holograph ink notations on the verso. An Italian-French production about a man who lives in a New York City basement and works as a jack of all trades for the owner of a wax museum and a feminist...

Italy: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, 1964. Vintage borderless press photograph from the set of the 1964 film. Shown is Annie Giarardot (the "ape woman" in the film) in a dressing room with two other semi-clothed, "normal" women, conveying an immediate irony as she looks up at her husband (Ugo Tognazzi) standing in the doorway. With the stamps of both the French...

London: Grand National Pictures, 1961. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1961 UK release of the 1961 Italian-French film. Steve Reeves stars, several years after his Mr. Universe triumph, in what is commonly perceived as one of the better films to take on the Trojan War. A handsome Peplum (sword-and-sandal) installment, and one carrying a surprisingly high budget. 8 x....

France / Italy: Affiches Gaillard / Cineriz, Circa 1961. Archive of 139 vintage borderless single weight still photographs from the 1961 Italian-French film. Seen in the images is starring actor Fernandel and other members of the cast in action, and a few images of the film crew at work. Notations in holograph pencil, and photographer Civirani's rubber stamp, on the...

Rome, Italy: Produzione Gallone / Filmsonor, 1951. Original souvenir program, printed in Italy, for the 1951 Italian-French-Spanish film. These programs saw popularity beginning in the 1960s and continued to be produced until the early 1980s and the ever-growing VHS market, with a particularly high distribution in Asian countries. This example features several full-color illustrations of Roman warriors and women, and...

Los Angeles: Embassy Pictures, 1962. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1961 Italian film. Marcello Mastroianni is a bored man, bored with life and his wife. He falls in love with a younger woman, and since divorce is illegal in Italy unless there is just cause (like catching your spouse committing adultery), he decides to find his...

Paris: Intermondia Films / Pretoria / Cinedis, 1959. Collection of 11 original black-and-white single weight still photographs from the 1959 French-Italian film. Featuring Jean Gabin dancing gaily in a pub with costar Doll, and a photo of costar Cowl smoking a cigarette, with a single photo credited to photographer Dole on the recto, mimeograph number on the verso, showing a....

Paris: Intermondia Films / Pretoria / Cinedis, 1959. Collection of 4 original black-and-white single weight still photographs from the 1959 French-Italian film. Featuring Jean Gabin dancing gaily in a pub with costar Doll, all photos with brief numerical notations in holograph pencil on the verso. Gabin plays a sophisticated tramp who lives during summer in an abandoned construction site. As...

France / Italy: Productions Sigma, Circa 1957. Archive of 42 vintage borderless single weight still photographs and 2 color transparencies from the 1958 French-Italian film. Seen in the images is starring actress Dany Robin, both on the set and at a birthday party, and other stars of the film in action. Notations on the verso of several photos in holograph...

Los Angeles: Capital Films Corporation, Circa 1973. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1973 US release of the 1968 Italian-German film. This would have been issued with press material promoting the film. Featured are several "jungle heroines" throughout film history, including Enid Markey as "Jane," Frances Gifford, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lorna Gray, Lois Hall, and Mei Chen as "Luana." "Luana...

Paris: Inter France / Cineriz, Circa 1966. Original French grande poster for the 1966 Italian film. Shot over a period of three years, the film capitalized on the exploitation genre of the late 1950s that extended into international success as the "Mondo" film, a subgenre of the many "shockumentaries" (documentaries produced largely to shock the audience) of the era. This...