Tag: Arthur Laurents

Anastasia (1956) Script

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Year:1956
Director:Anatole Litvak
Written by:Arthur Laurents (Screenplay), Guy Bolton (Adaptation), Marcelle Maurette (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.
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West Side Story Script

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Year:1961
Director:Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
Written by:Jerome Robbins (Author), Arthur Laurents (Theatre Play), Jerome Robbins (Screenplay), Arthur Laurents (Screenplay), Ernest Lehman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
West Side Story Script Resources:

  • West Side Story Script PDF - XL 11/8/60 REVISED at Script City ($)
  • West Side Story Script PDF - [some lines light print, illegible] at Script Fly ($)
  • West Side Story Transcript at scripts.com

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The Way We Were Script

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Year:1973
Director:Sydney Pollack
Written by:Arthur Laurents (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
The Way We Were Script Resources:

  • The Way We Were Script PDF - REVISED. 10/26/1972. at Script City ($)
  • The Way We Were Script PDF - 10/26/72 REVISED at Script City ($)
  • The Way We Were Script PDF - [Uncredited][Prod. Rev 9/11/1972] at Script Fly ($)
  • The Way We Were Transcript at scripts.com

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Turning Point Script

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Year:1977
Director:Herbert Ross
Written by:Arthur Laurents (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.
Turning Point Script Resources:

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Rope

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Year:1948
Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Written by:Arthur Laurents (Screenplay), Patrick Hamilton (Theatre Play), Hume Cronyn (Adaptation), Ben Hecht (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
Rope Script Resources:

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