$8,320
An archive of film clippings, letters, notes, contracts, scripts, and other materials relating to the making of Orson Welles' unfinished film The Deep ( Dead Reckoning ). Based on the novel Dead Calm by Charles Williams, the film was written, directed, and produced by Welles. Starring Laurence Harvey, Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, and Michael Bryant, it was filmed off the Dalmatian coast of Yugoslavia on two yachts between 1966 and 1969. Several key scenes were never shot, portions of the soundtrack were not recorded, and the original negative was lost. The Munich Film Museum later created a version using the extant two work prints of the film. Included in this archive are color film clippings and black and white film rolls, with various clips attached to production notes with direction and dialogue; correspondence relating to the production of the film including notes, letters, and telegrams to and from agents, prop merchants, actors, and producers, some in Welles’ hand and others signed by Welles; signed and unsigned copies of contracts, including a signed contract for Welles to act in the 1969 film The Battle of Neretva ; and various letters relating to the financing and production costs of the film. Also included are copies of portions of the script, some annotated by Welles, and noting changes in dialogue. Sizes vary PROVENANCE Left to current owner by Bill Cronshaw, Welles’ longtime friend and London manager Categories:
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2012-11-09
