Lennon, John Lester, Richard (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VGF. A VGF or better complete set of eight reprint 11 x 14 lobby cards. Size: 8 1/2" x 11 3/4". Poster.

Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Paul McCartney from the 1965 film. Richard Lester's auteur take on the Fab Four propelled United Artists far into the black at a time when most of the aging Hollywood executives had never even heard of the Beatles. As with "A Hard Day's Night" the year before, a wonderful intersection of pop, youthful innocence, culture shift, and legend-making. Shot on location in London, Middlesex, Merseyside, and Wiltshire, England, and in Salzburg, Austria. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 7.75 x 11.75 inches, archivally matted in a 14 x 18 inch 8-ply mat. Near Fine.…

Vintage borderless oversize photograph of actor John Lennon on the set of the 1965 film. Richard Lester's auteur take on the Fab Four propelled United Artists far into the black at a time when most of the aging Hollywood executives had never even heard of the Beatles. As with "A Hard Day's Night" the year before, a wonderful intersection of pop, youthful innocence, culture shift, and legend-making. Shot on location in London, Middlesex, Merseyside, and Wiltshire, England, and in Salzburg, Austria. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 11.25 x 9.5 inches. Moderate foxing on the verso, else Near Fine. …

Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1965 film. With manuscript annotations, mimeo snipe and agency stamps on the verso. The Beatles' second film, a wild musical-comedy following the band on adventures around the globe as Ringo is pursued by a cult out to take him as a sacrifice. Here the boys are pictured in the Bahamas, finding fish in the sea with very little effort. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1964 film, showing director Richard Lester behind the camera. Les Artistes Associés stamp on the verso. A musical comedy about the Beatles, capturing the band during the height of Beatlemania, set over 36 hours in the life of the band members as they prepare for a television performance. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with pinholes at the corners. Criterion Collection 711. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel, Film as a Subversive Art.…

Vintage photograph from the 1965 film "Help!," showing The Beatles in a candid moment between takes, surrounded by members of the British Army while shooting an outdoor performance scene on Salisbury Plain. With the stamp of photographer Robert Cohen and manuscript annotations on the verso. 7.25 x 5 inches, including a .25 inch right margin. Near Fine.…

Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1965 film, showing each of the members of the Beatles in costume. Date stamps and brief mimeo snipes on the versos. Richard Lester's auteur take on the Fab Four propelled United Artists far into the black at a time when most of the aging Hollywood executives had never even heard of the Beatles. As with "A Hard Day's Night" the year before, a wonderful intersection of pop, youthful innocence, culture shift, and legend-making. Shot on location in London, Middlesex, Merseyside, and Wiltshire, England, and in Salzburg, Austria. Approximately 7.25 x 9.25 inches, trimmed irregularly. Generally Near Fine.…