Peter Hamill Screenwriter (10 results)

Vintage ten page film program, with color and black and white photographs throughout, biographies of cast, crew, and characters, as well as a Behind the Scenes essay. The infamous 1977 blockbuster space epic, and first in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger monolithic franchise, "Star Wars: A New Hope" introduces us to the franchise's primary cast including Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Alec Guiness as they and the Rebel Alliance attempt to defeat the evil Empire's latest super weapon: the planet-destroying Death Star. Winner of six Academy Awards, and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, shot on location in Guatemala, Tunisia, England, California, and Arizona. Illustrated saddle stapled self wrappers. 11.75 x 9 inches, 18 pages. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I.…

Vintage still photograph from the 1980 film, showing Han Solo navigating a snow storm. Label on verso with a credit for still photographer George Whitear (noted as "GEO. WHITEAR"). Second film in the classic trilogy that started a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended) which now includes ten additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, shot on location in California, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, and the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Three tiny pinholes, else Near Fine.…

Vintage press kit for the 1997 re-release of the original "Star Wars" trilogy. Full-color pocketed folder, with eight black-and-white photographs and three gatherings of promotional material. The remastered trilogy, consisting of "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983), were released theatrically from January through March of 1997 for the 20th anniversary of Star Wars. Folder Very Good plus, lightly foxed, photographs and promotional material about Fine.…

Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film. Each photograph with printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and one provenance stamp on the verso. A gritty crime thriller about a racist Irish cop who is forced to turn in his badge after killing a Puerto Rican suspect while in pursuit of the man that killed his former partner. The second film based on the experiences of real-life New York policeman Eddie Egan, following William Friedkin's 1971 film "The French Connection" two years prior. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.…

Two vintage still photographs from the 1977 film. The film that started a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended) which now includes ten additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, shot on location in California, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, and the UK. Both photos 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Five vintage studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1977 film. The film that started a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended) which now includes ten additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, shot on location in California, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, and the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1977 film, showing director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness while shooting on location. A breakaway, blockbuster space epic, the first entry in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger, monolithic franchise. Winner of six Academy Awards, and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, and shot on location in Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, England, and California and Arizona in the US. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I.…

Vintage color publicity photograph from the 1983 film, showing actress Carrie Fisher frolicking in the ocean in her iconic gold bikini. Note that the "crown" watermark is digital, and not present on the photograph itself. The third in a trilogy of films that started a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended) which now includes ten additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, and shot on location in California, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, and the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph of director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness on the set of the 1977 film. The film that started a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended) which now includes ten additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, and shot on location in California, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, and the UK. 9.5 x 7 inches. Fine.…

Collection of 25 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film, including 23 matte-finish and 2 glossy. Several with manuscript pencil annotations to the verso, noting the film's title in French ("La Guerre des Etoiles"). The film that became a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended), now including eleven additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards and nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, shot on location in California, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Tunisia, and the UK. Three photographs 10 x 8 inches, 22 photographs 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.…