1977 · Burbank, CA
by Roger Vadim (director, producer); Bram Stoker (novel); Ray Connolly (screenwriter)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1977. First Draft script for an unproduced film.
Loosely based on Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel. In 1970s London, a young antiques dealer comes into possession of a number of items uncovered at a construction site—including the coffin of a long dormant, highly amorous vampire. Roger Vadim is better known for his earlier foray into the world of vampires in the 1960 film "Blood and Roses," an adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella "Carmilla."
Red untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, dated 22nd July, 1977, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Ray Connolly. 76 leaves, with last page of text numbered 75. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages about Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with two silver brads. (Inventory #: 163694)
Loosely based on Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel. In 1970s London, a young antiques dealer comes into possession of a number of items uncovered at a construction site—including the coffin of a long dormant, highly amorous vampire. Roger Vadim is better known for his earlier foray into the world of vampires in the 1960 film "Blood and Roses," an adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella "Carmilla."
Red untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, dated 22nd July, 1977, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Ray Connolly. 76 leaves, with last page of text numbered 75. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages about Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with two silver brads. (Inventory #: 163694)