Christopher Knopf Screenwriter (3 results)

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1977 film. Based on the 1975 novel by Joseph Wambaugh. An ensemble piece under the direction of Robert Aldrich, featuring Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Randy Quaid, and James Woods as Los Angeles police officers who meet up for evenings of drunken revelry in MacArthur Park, often going too far. Set in Los Angeles, California, shot on location at Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Near Fine. Spicer Neo-Noir US.…

First Draft script for an unproduced television movie. Based on John Steinbeck's 1939 novel of the same title and adapted from the screenplay by Nunnally Johnson for the 1940 film. During the Great Depression and dustbowl era, a family of tenant farmers living and suffering in Oklahoma and forced to move west, abandoning their home. They end up in California, with many other "Okies" like them, searching for a new future. Peter Knopf is a Emmy-nominated writer, best known for his work on "Posse" (1975), "Peter and Paul" (1981), and "Not My Kid" (1985). Set in Oklahoma and California. Green titled wrappers, noted as First Draft on the front wrapper, dated April 12, 1974. Title page present, dated April 12, 1974, noted as First Draft, with credits for novelist Steinbeck, screenwriter Knopf, screenwriter Johnson, and producer Stanley Hough. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 127. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.…

First Draft script for an unproduced film. With extensive annotations in manuscript ink throughout, noting substantive revisions. Based on Bill Pronzini's 1974 novel, wherein a small town's entire population is cut off from the outside world by a massive blizzard, unaware that three professional killers are trapped in their midst. Set in the Sierra Nevadas. White non-standard titled front wrapper, lacking rear wrapper. Title page present, dated October 11, 1974, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Christopher Knopf and director Peter Yates. 126 leaves, with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good, lightly soiled, bound with two gold brads.…