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William Goldman: Four Screenplays with Essays

Marathon Man, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Princess Bride, Misery. These four classic screenplays are accompanied by essays filled with invaluable insights.

Genre
fantasy
Themes
movieswriters
Audience
adult
Form
plays

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