Sam Raimi, the Coen Brothers, and Bernardo Bertolucci (3) unproduced scripts....

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Sam Raimi, the Coen Brothers, and Bernardo Bertolucci (3) unproduced scripts. (1983) Collection of (3) scripts. Including (1) The XYZ Murders studio bound and bradded 111-page First Draft Script written by Sam Raimi and Joel and Ethan Coen, dated 1983 on the interior title page. This unproduced screenplay is characterized on the title page as "relentless crime blockbuster". The copy script features several storyboards and illustrations integral throughout. Exhibiting edge wear to the cover, minor soiling. Also (2) 124-page Second Draft scripts written by Benardo Bertolucci and Marilyn Golden from the novel by Dashiell Hammett and dated April 7, 1983. Bertolucci wrote a First Draft infused with political themes and later wrote this 2nd draft, which was more faithful to Hammett's novel. Bertolucci moved to Los Angeles to start production on the film, but the project was shelved. Exhibiting wear, age and handling. In vintage good to very good condition. From the collection of Construction Coordinator Hendrick G. Wynands.

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