Michael Wilson – Scripts on Screen

A Place in the Sun Script

celluloid — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:49:01 +0000

Year:1951

Director:George Stevens

Written by:Theodore Dreiser (Novel), Michael Wilson (Screenplay), Harry Brown (Screenplay), Patrick Kearney (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.

A Place in the Sun Script Resources:

A Place in the Sun Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

A Place in the Sun ( tt0043924 ) at IMDb
A Place in the Sun ( 25673 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Friendly Persuasion Script

celluloid — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:22:22 +0000

Year:1956

Director:William Wyler

Written by:Michael Wilson (Screenplay), Jessamyn West (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

Friendly Persuasion Script Resources:

Friendly Persuasion Script PDF - XL 9/12/55 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Friendly Persuasion 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:

Friendly Persuasion ( tt0049233 ) at IMDb
Friendly Persuasion ( 43258 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Planet of the Apes (1968)

celluloid — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:24:07 +0000

Year:1968

Director:Franklin J. Schaffner

Written by:Michael Wilson (Author), Rod Serling (Author), Pierre Boulle (Novel)

Script Synopsis:An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

Planet of the Apes Script Resources:

Planet of the Apes Script PDF - Shooting Script Revised - 7/27/67 at The Script Savant
Planet of the Apes Script PDF at Script Slug
Planet of the Apes Script PDF at archive.org
Planet of the Apes Script PDF at archive.org
Planet of the Apes Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
Planet of the Apes Script PDF - 1/29/68 FINAL *page at Script City ($)
Planet of the Apes Script PDF - (EARLY) 12/23/64 2ND DRAFT. (XL). 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:

Planet of the Apes ( tt0063442 ) at IMDb
Planet of the Apes ( 871 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Salt of the earth

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:09:58 +0000

Year:1954

Director:Herbert J. Biberman

Written by:Michael Wilson (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The issues the miners strike for include equity in wages with Anglo workers, and health and safety issues. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but at home he treats his wife, Esperanza Quintero, as a second class citizen. Esperanza, who is pregnant with their third child, is usually passive, but she changes her attitude when the men are forced to end their picketing by a Taft-Hartley Act injuction.

Salt of the earth Script Resources:

Salt of the earth Script PDF at The Script Savant
Salt of the earth Script at aellea.com
Salt of the earth Script - Final script at Screenplays For You

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:

Salt of the earth ( tt0047443 ) at IMDb
Salt of the earth ( 23620 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Lawrence of Arabia

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:15 +0000

Year:1962

Director:David Lean

Written by:T.E. Lawrence (Author), Robert Bolt (Screenplay), Michael Wilson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.

Lawrence of Arabia Script Resources:

Lawrence of Arabia Script PDF at Script Slug
Lawrence of Arabia Script at scribd.com
Lawrence of Arabia Script PDF - NO DFT DATE. (XXL) at Script City ($)
Lawrence of Arabia Script PDF - [Shooting Undated] at Script Fly ($)
Lawrence of Arabia Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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:

Lawrence of Arabia ( tt0056172 ) at IMDb
Lawrence of Arabia ( 947 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:13 +0000

Year:1957

Director:David Lean

Written by:Pierre Boulle (Novel), Carl Foreman (Screenplay), Michael Wilson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

The Bridge on the River Kwai Script Resources:

The Bridge on the River Kwai Script PDF - 1ST DRAFT at Script City ($)
The Bridge on the River Kwai Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Bridge on the River Kwai Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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:

The Bridge on the River Kwai ( tt0050212 ) at IMDb
The Bridge on the River Kwai ( 826 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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