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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Collection of 3 photographs from the 1976 film, all featuring Ben Gazzara) by Cassavetes (screenwriter, director); Richard Upper (still photographer); Ben Gazzara (starring) - 1976

by Cassavetes (screenwriter, director); Richard Upper (still photographer); Ben Gazzara (starring)

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Collection of 3 photographs from the 1976 film, all featuring Ben Gazzara) by Cassavetes (screenwriter, director); Richard Upper (still photographer); Ben Gazzara (starring) - 1976

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Collection of 3 photographs from the 1976 film, all featuring Ben Gazzara)

by Cassavetes (screenwriter, director); Richard Upper (still photographer); Ben Gazzara (starring)

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Beverly Hills, CA: Faces Distribution, 1976. Collection of 5 vintage black-and-white, studio photographs from the US release of the 1976 film. The fourth of five films made by the pioneering independent filmmaker under his Faces distribution company, about a strip club owner (Gazzara) who is forced to perform a hit by the mob as payment for gambling debts. 8 x 10 inches. Bright and about Fine. Criterion Collection 254. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.

  • Bookseller Royal Books, Inc. US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher Faces Distribution
  • Place of Publication Beverly Hills, CA
  • Date Published 1976
  • Keywords Film Still Photographs | Photographs | Mystery and Crime | Independent Film | Experimental Film | 1970s Cinema | Actors | Directors | New Hollywood Cinema

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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original poster for the 1976 film, dancer in dressing room style)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original poster for the 1976 film, "dancer in dressing room" style)

by John Cassavetes (director, screenwriter); Ben Gazzara, Catherine Wong, Seymour Cassell (starring)

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Beverly Hills, CA: Faces Distribution, 1976. Original US insert poster, "dancer in dressing room" style, for the 1976 film, picturing actress Catherine Wong in a pensive pose. One of eight known one sheet styles (no priority) issued by Faces Distribution for the film. Faces was a company as radical as the director himself, and made small runs of posters in a wide variety of non-standard sizes and using an artful, immediately recognizable style that represented a complete departure from standard film advertisement. 16.25 x 32 inches. Rolled as issued, linen-backed. Fine. Criterion Collection 254. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original poster for the 1976 film, Seymour Cassell style)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original poster for the 1976 film, "Seymour Cassell" style)

by John Cassavetes (director, screenwriter); Ben Gazzara, Catherine Wong, Seymour Cassell (starring)

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Beverly Hills, CA: Faces Distribution, 1976. Original US insert poster, "Seymour Cassell" style, for the 1976 film. One of eight known one sheet styles (no priority) issued by Faces Distribution for the film. Faces was a company as radical as the director himself, and made small runs of posters in a wide variety of non-standard sizes and using an artful, immediately recognizable style that represented a complete departure from standard film advertisement. 16.25 x 32 inches. Rolled as issued, linen-backed. Fine. Criterion Collection 254. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original Faces poster, blurred dancer variant)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original Faces poster, "blurred dancer" variant)

by John Cassavetes (director, screenwriter); Ben Gazzara, Catherine Wong, Seymour Cassell (starring)

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Beverly Hills, CA: Faces Music, 1976. Original poster for the 1976 film, this being the "blurred dancer" style. One of eight known one sheet styles (no priority) issued by Faces Distribution for the film. Faces was a company as radical as the director himself, and made small runs of posters in a wide variety of non-standard sizes and using an artful, immediately recognizable style that represented a complete departure from standard film advertisement. 27 x 41 inches. Rolled, on archival linen. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 254. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original Faces poster, Ben Gazzara variant)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original Faces poster, Ben Gazzara variant)

by John Cassavetes (director, screenwriter); Ben Gazzara, Catherine Wong, Seymour Cassell (starring)

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Beverly Hills, CA: Faces Music, 1976. Original poster for the 1976 film, this being the Ben Gazzara style, with Gazzara in a "puffy shirt." One of eight known one sheet styles (no priority) issued by Faces Distribution for the film. Faces was a company as radical as the director himself, and made small runs of posters in a wide variety of non-standard sizes and using an artful, immediately recognizable style that represented a complete departure from standard film advertisement. 27 x 41 inches. Rolled, on archival linen. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 254. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original screenplay for the 1976 film)
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original screenplay for the 1976 film)

by John Cassavetes (director, screenwriter); Ben Gazzara, Catherine Wong, Seymour Cassell (starring)

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Beverly Hills, CA: Faces, 1975. Draft script for the 1976 film. Copy belonging to crew member Lanie Heffernan, with her annotations in manuscript ink on two pages in the script, including her name on the top right corner of revision page 2A. Laid in with the script is a 30-page shooting schedule dated July 7, 1975, and a four-page staff and crew list dated July 8, 1975. The fourth of five films made by pioneering independent filmmaker John Cassavetes under his Faces distribution company, about a strip club owner who is forced to perform a hit by the mob as payment for gambling debts. Red titled wrappers, noted as copy No. 5 in manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated June 1975, with credit for director and screenwriter John Cassavetes. 115 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with blue and pink revision pages throughout, dated variously between 7/7/75 and 7/9/75. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with moderate… Read More
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