Robert Redford Signed Contract The Way We Were Movie Film 1972 – COA JSA

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Presented is Robert Redford’s contract for “The Way We Were” movie dated, June 14, 1972. The two page contract (one full page with half stapled) was signed by Redford in black felt tip (“10”) on the second page. It was a conditional contract based on Barbra Streisand’s role in the film. Basically summarized, if Streisand was unavailable then Redford would be compensated.

While Robert Redford did not receive an Academy Award or Golden Globe nomination for playing the Sundance Kid, he won a British Academy of Film and Television Award (BAFTA) for that role and his parts in Downhill Racer (1969) and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969). The latter two films and the subsequent Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970), and The Hot Rock (1972) were not commercially successful. Redford had long harbored ambitions to work on both sides of the camera. As early as 1969, Redford had served as the executive producer for Downhill Racer. The political satire The Candidate (1972) was a moderate box office and critical success.

The Way We Were is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. Arthur Laurents adapted the screenplay from his own 1972 novel of the same name, which was based on his college days at Cornell University and his experiences with the House Un-American Activities Committee.

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Robert Redford Signed Contract