Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Original screenplay for the 1972 film) Thompson, J Lee. Final shooting script for the 1972 film. The fourth of five films in the original motion pictures series based loosely on Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel. Following thematically on the heels of its predecessor "Escape from the Planet of the Apes, " an intelligent time traveling ape named Caesar has been left by his parents back in 1991 in the care of a kindly circus owner (Ricardo Montalban). Unfortunately he is found out by prejudiced human authorities, progressively leading to a full-blown ape revolt and the future ascendence of all of apekind.
Shot on location in California. Orange titled wrappers, noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-s. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (Original screenplay for the 1972 film). Lee (director); Paul Dehn (screenwriter); Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, John Randolph, Ricardo Montalban (starring).Los Angeles: Twentieth Century Fox, 1972. Pages and wrapper both about Fine bound with two gold brads. Orange titled wrappers, noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 5099.1C, dated January 18, 1972.
Title page present, dated January 18, 1972, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT, with credits for screenwriter Dehn. 99 leaves, with last leaf of text numbered 86. Mimeograph on eye rest green stock, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 1/21/72 and 1/31/72. Royal Books is located in the midtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 1996, we have specialized in rare books and paper relating to twentieth century literature, genre fiction, the arts, and popular culture, with a particular emphasis on cinema.
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