Captain Willards (Martin Sheen) Letter and Newspaper | APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)

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Sold Stock #63614 | Sold Sept 30 2016

APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)

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Captain Willard's (Martin Sheen) Letter and Newspaper

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Captain Willard's (Martin Sheen) letter and a newspaper from Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar®-winning Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now. Willard read his letters in his hotel room in Saigon as he waited for his mission details from command.

The two page letter, from Margerie Bailey to Willard as part of a service outreach programme, is handwritten in blue ball-point pen on pink paper, and is retained in its envelope, which is addressed to Willard with postage stamps dated 6 May 1969.

The Stars and Stripes newspaper, made for the production but ultimately not seen on screen, bears the headline 'Hollywood Murder Orgy; Sharon Tate, 5 Others Dead' with filler stories throughout. The letter is distressed with dirt and tears applied to the envelope. Letter dimensions (folded): 9 cm x 14 cm (3 ½" x 5 ½"); Newspaper dimensions (folded): 21 cm x 32 cm x 0.5 cm (8 ¼" x 12 ¾" x ¼")

Estimate: £600 - £800

This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity

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