Between the Covers

Softcover. Screenplay. Quarto. 128pp. Brandbound in printed goldenrod studio wrappers with "Final" noted on the front wrap and white, blue, and pink interior pages. Distribution page (with receipt intact) and title page both present; marked "2/7/68" and "Change 2/12/68." General wear with a couple of spots, bumping and small tear at the edges of the wraps, very good or better. The screenplay for Sam Peckinpah Western revisionist classic *The Wild Bunch* released in 1969 to much critical and popular praise. The film followed a group of aging outlaws after a robbery gone bad, struggling to reach the Mexican border with bounty hunters on their trail and who are forced to make a final stand in a small village. The film signaled a late career resurgence for actor William Holden and was noted for its unflinching portrayal of indiscriminate violence, reflecting the growing conflict in Vietnam. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for best original screenplay and the film has since become an acknowledged classic of American cinema.

Item #411265