Four drafts of a screenplay by David Leland, based on the novel of the same name by J G Ballard. The drafts are dated: 2 February 1994; 11 May 1994; 27 January 1995; 2 April 1998. Also, a detailed fax (typescript, 1994) about the screenplay from David Leland to Kathleen Kennedy.
'J G Ballard's Vermilion Sands', Adapted by Simon David Eden
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In copy typescript, detailed outlines (without dialogue) for a four-part [BBC Television] adaptation: 1. 'The Cradle of Cokaygne'; 2. 'Magna Mater'; 3. 'Death's Door'; 4. 'Psychopomp'. With an outline title sequence and a list of main characters in order of appearance.
'Running Wild' Screenplay (Leland): Draft 2 February 1994
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Draft screenplay by David Leland, adapted from the novel by J G Ballard. Typescript, dated 2 February 1994. Title page and pp. 1-132. Annotations, in blue ink, on pp. 7, 39, 51, 67, and 97.
'Running Wild' Screenplay (Leland): Draft 11 May 1994
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Draft screenplay by David Leland, adapted from the novel by J G Ballard. Copy typescript, dated 11 May 1994. Title page and pp. [1]-139. There are no annotations or markings.
'Running Wild' Screenplay (Leland): Draft 27 January 1995
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Draft screenplay by David Leland, adapted from the novel by J G Ballard. Copy typescript (Casarotto Company Ltd, London), dated 27 January 1995. Title page and pp. [1]-121. There are no annotations or markings.
'Running Wild' Screenplay (Leland): Draft 2 April 1998
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Draft screenplay by David Leland, adapted from the novel by J G Ballard. Copy typescript (Casarotto Company Ltd, London), dated 2 April 1998. Two title pages, and pp. 1-117. There are no annotations or markings.
'Running Wild' Screenplay (Leland): Fax from Leland to Kathleen Kennedy
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Fax (typescript, signed, 4 sheets) from David Leland to Kathleen Kennedy, dated 20 May 1994. The fax discusses three aspects of the adaptation under three headings: 'Why the children kill their parents'; 'Mary Miller and the Pike family'; and 'Remington'. Together with a brief single-sheet not...