Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Press - Part 3: UK and Other Countries
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Press cuttings from newspapers and magazines from the UK and other countries, including Germany, Japan and the US, with reviews of the film. The file also includes a letter to Palin from Nigel Walmsley and a telegram to John Goldstone from Thom [Mount] congratulating them on the Cannes award, ...
Notebooks with notes and drafts for the film Time Bandits, as follows: notebook marked 'The Time Bandits. Early Script and Original Bits and Pieces', with notes and drafts of texts for the film, in Palin's handwriting and inserted typescript drafts with holograph corrections, Dec 1979; notebook ...
Time Bandits - Part 2: Drafts and Production Material
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Material relating to the film Time Bandits, as follows: plot summary - typescript, 15 pages; shape of the movie as 3 Jan 1980 - typescript notes in Palin's handwriting and attached notes in a child's handwriting (possibly one of Gilliam's children), 1 page; editorial notes about the script and r...
Time Bandits - Part 3: Post-Production and Publicity
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Post-production and publicity material relating to the film Time Bandits, as follows: photocopy of adverts from Variety, 13 Aug 1980; Handmade Film promotional flyer with synopsis and film stills, 1980; rewrites - a combination of manuscript in Palin's handwriting and typescript with holograph c...
Correspondence relating to the film Time Bandits and the script book, as follows: agreement between Michael Palin and Signford Ltd and Handmade Film, sent to Handmade film from Signford Ltd, 7 Feb 1980; telegram from Denis O'Brien to Palin congratulating him on the screenplay, 11 Feb 1980; teleg...