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Miscellaneous film projects [textual record (some electronic), graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1960-2000.

Reference:

R4394-18-8-E, MG31-D252

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

132019

Context of this record:

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Paul Almond fonds

Film project files

Miscellaneous film projects
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Sub-series includes:

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Date(s):

1960-2000.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.72 m of textual records.
ca. 1.2 MB of textual records (ca. 137 files).
78 photographs : 19 b&w and 29 col.; 1 b&w negative; 29 col. slides.
1 print : poster.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of correspondence, scripts, treatments, production material, clippings and other material relating to the following projects: Winter Film, 1960-1964; Silo, 1962-1965; Autumn Film, 1964-1967; Seven Up, 1991; Minnie, 1973-1974; Julie of the Wolves, 1972-1976; Final Assignment, 1979-1980; Captive Hearts, 1986-1987; Peter Dale Scott, 1987-1988.

The files on Winter Film, Autumn Film and Julie of the Wolves include correspondence with Budge Crawley, Charles Israel, Challenge Films and Enterprise Films; the files on Minnie include correspondence with Bill Freedman; and the files on Peter Dale Scott include an interview with him and documentation on his mother, the artist Marian Scott.

Additional material consists of files on Almond's unrealized projects Solstice and Eye of the Falcon, as well as some material on other people's projects including Tyndale, A Race to Kill, Let's Dance Karate and Rikyu. The Solstice files document a longstanding project to produce a film in north Africa based on Almond's script Solstice. Included are drafts of the script, as well as its later adaptation as a novel, and correspondence with Hollywood studios, Canadian production companies, television networks, distributors, publishers, and Telefilm. Included are letters from John Heyman, Michelle de Broca, Stanley Myers, Orson Welles, and Max von Sydow. The Eye of the Falcon files include letters from actors Jon Voight, Donald Sutherland, Robert Redford, from British singer Sting and from Algerian actress Leila Shenna. The Race to Kill (for The Rage Within: Hidden Holocausts of the 20th Century 1983) files include correspondence from Michael Arlen and Armenian author Agop Hacikyan.

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Arrangement note:

Textual records: Arranged chronologically by project.

Related material:

See also Personal correspondence - chronological series.

Source:

Private

Former archival reference no.:

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MG31-D252
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Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [MG31 D 252]

[Consultation 90 Open]

19--20;

[Consultation 90 Open]

37--39;

[Consultation 90 Open]

43;

[Consultation 90 Open]

45;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [MG31 D 252] 25

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Volume [R4394] 64

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records: electronic

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Electronic container [R4394] R4394-18-8

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
Under copyright.

Volume [R4394]

[Consultation 90 Open]

47--48;

[Consultation 90 Open]

58--59;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R4394] 64

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-04-09