Abraham Polonsky – Scripts on Screen

Body And Soul Script

celluloid — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 11:27:23 +0000

Year:1947

Director:Robert Rossen

Written by:Abraham Polonsky (Author)

Script Synopsis:Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

Body And Soul Script Resources:

Body And Soul Script PDF - 1/13/47 SHOOTING FINAL at Script City ($)
Body And Soul Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Body And Soul Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Body And Soul ( tt0039204 ) at IMDb
Body And Soul ( 17487 ) at TheMovieDB.org

10039

Force Of Evil Script

celluloid — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:51:10 +0000

Year:1948

Director:Abraham Polonsky

Written by:Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay), Ira Wolfert (Screenplay), Ira Wolfert (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

Force Of Evil Script Resources:

Force Of Evil Script PDF - 5/25/48 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Force Of Evil Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Force Of Evil Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Force Of Evil ( tt0040366 ) at IMDb
Force Of Evil ( 26744 ) at TheMovieDB.org

10026

Avalanche Express Script

celluloid — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:17:33 +0000

Year:1979

Director:Mark Robson, Monte Hellman

Written by:Colin Forbes (Novel), Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.

Avalanche Express Script Resources:

Avalanche Express Script PDF - [11/30/1977] at Script Fly ($)
Avalanche Express Script PDF - 3/9/78 5TH REVISED at Script City ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Avalanche Express ( tt0078812 ) at IMDb
Avalanche Express ( 2036 ) at TheMovieDB.org

9449

Monsignor Script

celluloid — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:01:02 +0000

Year:1982

Director:Frank Perry

Written by:Jack-Alain Léger (Novel), Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay), Wendell Mayes (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.

Monsignor Script Resources:

Monsignor Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Monsignor Script PDF - 12/3/81 REVISED at Script City ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Monsignor ( tt0084351 ) at IMDb
Monsignor ( 124963 ) at TheMovieDB.org

9178