Film Scripts Three: The Apartment, The Misfits, Charade (Applause Books)

The Film Scripts Series is a new printing of some of the greatest screenplays ever written. Each of the four volumes in the series edited by George P. Garrett, O. B. Hardison, Jr., and Jane R. Gelfman contains three classic shooting scripts written by some of the finest writers to ever work in Hollywood. Every volume also features a highly informative introduction, a glossary of technical terms, an extensive bibliography, and the credits for each film. These enduring screenplays will be of great interest to the general film buff, the aspiring screenwriter, and the professional filmmaker. Of particular value to the screenwriter and filmmaker is the fact that all scripts are printed in standard screenplay format. Film Scripts Three features: The Apartment (1960, United Artists): Script by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond; Directed by Billy Wilder; Starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston, and Jack Kruschen; Academy Awards for best picture, best director, and best screenplay; Academy Award nominations for Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Kruschen. The Misfits (1961, United Artists / Seven Arts): Script by Arthur Miller; Directed by John Huston; Starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach, and Thelma Ritter. Charade (1963, Universal): Script by Peter Stone; Directed by Stanley Donen; Starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, and George Kennedy.