1974 · Beverly Hills, CA
by Aram Avakian (director); Jeffrey Bloom (screenwriter); Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, James Mason, Trevor Howard (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: EK / United Artists, 1974. Early Draft British script for the 1974 British heist film. Based on Gerald Browne's 1972 novel, adapted by Charles Grodin.
Howard Chesser (Grodin) is a diamond merchant supervising the cutting of a large and rare diamond. When the diamond is stolen, he is blackmailed and pulled into a jewel heist at 11 Harrowhouse.
Set in London, shot there on location and in Warwickshire, England.
Burnt orange titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Revised Screenplay, with credits for screenwriter Bloom. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
Lee, The Heist Film. (Inventory #: 142572)
Howard Chesser (Grodin) is a diamond merchant supervising the cutting of a large and rare diamond. When the diamond is stolen, he is blackmailed and pulled into a jewel heist at 11 Harrowhouse.
Set in London, shot there on location and in Warwickshire, England.
Burnt orange titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Revised Screenplay, with credits for screenwriter Bloom. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
Lee, The Heist Film. (Inventory #: 142572)