Film Scripts One (Henry V, The Big Sleep, A Streetcar Named Desire)

Film Scripts One (Henry V, The Big Sleep, A Streetcar Named Desire). 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 One features:

Henry V (1946, United Artist, reissue 2007, Park Circus-UK); Script by Laurence Olivier and Reginald Beck; Director/Producer, Laurence Olivier; Winner of Academy Award for Laurence Olivier (honorary award for his outstanding achievement as actor, producer, and director); Academy Award nomination for best picture, best actor, best art direction, best music

The Big Sleep (1946, Warner Bros. Pictures); Script by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman, based on the novel by Raymond Chandler; Directed by Howard Hawks; Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Warner Bros. Pictures); Script by Tennessee Williams, adaptation by Oscar Saul; Directed by Elia Kazan; Starring Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Vivien Leigh, and Karl Malden; Winner Academy Awards to Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden, and best art direction; Academy Award nomination for Marlon Brando.