Tag: Don Siegel

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Script

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Year:1956
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Daniel Mainwaring (Screenplay), Jack Finney (Novel), Richard Collins (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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Other Links:
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( tt0049366 ) at IMDb
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 11549 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Jinxed! Script

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Year:1982
Director:Don Siegel

Script Synopsis:Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do away with Harold and collect on his life insurance.
Jinxed! Script Resources:

  • Jinxed! Script PDF - 4/27/81 REVISED FINAL (missing two pages) at Script City ($)
  • Jinxed! Transcript at scripts.com

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Telefon Script

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Year:1977
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Peter Hyams (Screenplay), Stirling Silliphant (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.
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Charley Varrick Script

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Year:1973
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:John Reese (Novel), Howard Rodman (Screenplay), Dean Riesner (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Charley Varrick robs a bank in a small town with his friends, but instead of obtaining a small amount of money, they discover they stole a very large amount of money belonging to the mob. Charley must now come up with a plan to not only evade the police but the mob as well.
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The Shootist Script

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Year:1976
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Glendon Swarthout (Novel), Miles Hood Swarthout (Screenplay), Scott Hale (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Brooks, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son.However, it is not Brooks' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
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Rough Cut Script

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Year:1980
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Larry Gelbart (Writer), Derek Lambert (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A romantic comedy with action and suspense. Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels. Despite a continuous exchange of quips they eventually become romantically involved.
Rough Cut Script Resources:

  • Rough Cut Script PDF - 1/80 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)

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Two Mules for Sister Sara

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Year:1970
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Albert Maltz (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Hogan, on his way to do some reconnaissance for a future mission to capture a French fort, encounters Sister Sara, a nun in trouble. Before he knows it, Hogan is accompanying Sister Sara in the dangerous frontier while she seeks to achieve a hidden goal.
Two Mules for Sister Sara Script Resources:

  • Two Mules for Sister Sara Script at Script-O-Rama
  • Two Mules for Sister Sara Script PDF - 1/27/69 FINAL SHOOTING at Script City ($)
  • Two Mules for Sister Sara Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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  • Two Mules for Sister Sara ( tt0065134 ) at IMDb
  • Two Mules for Sister Sara ( 11916 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Beguiled

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Year:1971
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Albert Maltz (Screenplay), Irene Kamp (Screenplay), Thomas Cullinan (Novel), Claude Traverse (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
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Escape from Alcatraz

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Year:1979
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:J. Campbell Bruce (Writer), Richard Tuggle (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert Stroud, was only broken once - by three men never heard of again.
Escape from Alcatraz Script Resources:

  • Escape from Alcatraz Script PDF - 10/14/78 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
  • Escape from Alcatraz Script PDF - [Rev Final 10/23/1978][4 very dark pgs.] at Script Fly ($)
  • Escape from Alcatraz Transcript at scripts.com

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  • Escape from Alcatraz ( tt0079116 ) at IMDb
  • Escape from Alcatraz ( 10734 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Dirty Harry

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Year:1971
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Harry Julian Fink (Screenplay), Rita M. Fink (Screenplay), Dean Riesner (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Harry eventually collars Scorpio in the process of rescuing a kidnap victim, only to see him walk on technicalities. Now, the maverick detective is determined to nail the maniac himself.
Dirty Harry Script Resources:

  • Dirty Harry Script PDF at Script Slug
  • Dirty Harry Script PDF - [Rev 11/17/1970] at Script Fly ($)
  • Dirty Harry Script PDF - [Rev 4/27/1971] [miss pg 24] at Script Fly ($)
  • Dirty Harry Script PDF - 4/12/71 REVISED FINAL. *missing page 24. at Script City ($)
  • Dirty Harry Transcript at scripts.com

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