Herbert Wise Director (3 results)

Vintage studio still photograph of Derek Jacobi from the 1980 British television series, episode 11, "Skin" which aired on March 8, 1980 on ITV. "Tales of the Unexpected," aired on the British television network ITV from March 24, 1979 to May 13, 1988, created by Roald Dahl, based on his dark, comedic short stories. Jacobi is a homeless beggar, formerly a tattooist, who has on his back a tattoo by the famous artist Soutine, which is now priceless. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Poster. Condition: Good. Movie poster measures 30 by 40 cms approx. Starring: Ray Barrett, Katharine Blake, Nigel Stock & more. Centrefold creases & light stains on rear. Else good +.

Draft script for the 1985 television movie, seen here under the working title "Reunion at Thurleigh." Copy belonging to secretary Carol Wynn-Jones, with her name in manuscript ink on the title page, and her annotations throughout, noting revisions and deletions. Laid in with the script is a letter from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, dated September 16, 1984, declining to allow the film's producers to use their organization name and images in the film. A successful but lonely Chicago businessman attends a World War II veterans reunion in England, and begins a romance with an old flame during the trip. Originally aired on HBO on May 12, 1985. Shot on location in Surrey, Cambridgeshire, and London. Blue wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter Albert Ruben, with date (20-9-84) and copy number (52) noted in manuscript ink. 125 leaves, with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revisions throughout, dated variously between September 20 and October 3, 1984. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, housed in a black binder.