Film Scripts Four (Darling, A Hard Day's Night, The Best Man)

Film Scripts Four (Darling, A Hard Day's Night, The Best Man). Edited by George P. Garrett. Applause Books. Softcover. 480 pages. Published by Applause Books.

The Film Scripts series bring back into print some of the greatest screenplays ever written. The series is a reissue of four volumes originally edited by George P. Garrett. Each volume contains three classic shooting scripts written by some of the finest writers to ever work in Hollywood, including William Faulkner (The Big Sleep), Tennessee Williams (A Streetcar Named Desire), and Gore Vidal (The Best Man). Each volume runs close to 500 pages and contains a highly informative introduction, a glossary of technical terms, an extensive bibliography, and the credits for each film. These enduring screenplays will be of great interest to the general film buff, the aspiring screenwriter, and the professional filmmaker. Of particular value to the screenwriter and filmmaker is the fact that all scripts are printed in standard screenplay format.

Film Scripts Four features:

Darling (1965 Embassy); Script by Frederick Raphael; Directed by John Schlesinger; Starring Julie Christie; Dirk Bogard and Lawrence Harvey; Winner of Academy Awards for Frederick Raphael and Julie Christie; Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and John Schlesinger

A Hard Day's Night (1964, United Artist); Script by Alun Owen; Directed by Richard Lester; Starring The Beatles; Academy Awards nominations for Alun Owen and Music Director George Martin

The Best Man (1964, United Artists); Script by Gore Vidal; Directed by Franklin Schaffner; Starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Lee Tracy, Edie Adams, Shelley Berman, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, and Mahalia Jackson; Academy Award nomination for Lee Tracy.