THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC
by
Andrew Birkin
and
Luc Besson
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FADE IN:
EXT. CHURCH - DOMREMY - DAY
FADE UP on ripples on the surface of a puddle. Slow PAN
UP: the water becomes placid, and in it we see the
reflection of an inverted CROSS on the top of a small
church. We move across the little churchyard and in
through the open doors.
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INT. CHURCH - DOMREMY - DAY
Utter simplicity --
Riders on horseback cross the desert. From this distance they appear to be a company of Army Cavalry Soldiers.
CLOSER ANGLES ON THE RIDERS
Reveal only details of saddles, hooves and uniforms. The riders are silhouetted against the rising sun as they ride into an ancient CLIFF PUEBLO.
The OFFICER IN COMMAND raises his hand halting his troops.
OFFICER
Dis-mount!
RIDERS climb down from their mounts.
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On The Waterfront Script
Now you take it easy, slugger.
Joey!
Joe Doyle!
All right! What do you want?
I got one of your birds.
I recognized him by the band.
It must be Danny-boy. I lost him in the last race.
He flew into my coop.
-You want him? -I got to watch myself these days.
You know what I mean?
Dont worry.
-Ill take him up to
Tomorrow Never Dies
Screenplay
by
Bruce Feirstein
(for educational purposes only)
FADE IN ON:
EXT. DESOLATE MOUNTAIN RANGE - HIGH ANGLE - DAWN
Super: THE KHYBER PASS, AFGHANISTAN
Were looking down at what used to be called "The End of the Known
World." A landscape that is both beautiful, and forbidding.
In the center of this vista, there is a deep ravine.
Pushing in on the ravine, there appears t
Zulu Dawn
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1. SCRIPT APPEARS ON BLACK SCREEN:
One hundred years ago the British Colony of Natal in Southern
Africa was surrounded by a
vast and independent Zulu Kingdom.
In 1879, a banle took place that was forever to alter the
course of colonial history:
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I SANDHLWANA
2 EXT. DAWN.
Four Zulus are seen in silhouette herding cattle up a hill.
3. LONG SHOT - Two Zulus are seen in silhouette high
Lord Of War Script
There are over 500 million fire arms in the worldwide circulation
That is one fire arm for every twelve people on the planet
The only question is
How do we arm the other eleven?
You dont have to worry
Im not gonna tell you pack of lies to make you feel good
Im just gonna tell you what happened
My name is Yuri Orlov
When I was a boy, my family came to America
But not all the way
the environment and okay for you.
Hey... look what l got !
Little cupcake.
What have we got here ? Are you a Judge spy, little man ?
Me... a spy ? This guy is funny.
No, no, no. l, l live here.
l mean, lm gonna live here, if l live. Maybe l should go to a hotel ?
No way, man ! Dont you hear em out there ?
lts block war, man !
- Block war. - Yeah.
Just like an Academy simulation right down to the
DISNEYS
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
(As the Walt Disney Pictures logo fades off the screen, the chorus heard
in the background mixes with the bells of Notre Dame cathedral ringing.
A long zoom in through the city until we reach the Clopin singing to a
group of children watching his puppet show.)
Clopin: MORNING IN PARIS, THE CITY AWAKES
TO THE BELLS OF NOTRE DAME
THE FISHERMAN FISHES, THE BAK
The motorcycle becomes airborne and on the way up slices itself in half as it scrapes along the full length of a Datsun Kingcab.
In the air, the rider and motorcycle twist violently as they fly by.
The motorcycle bounces off a black 66 Chevrolet and makes a sound like the end of the world.
The rider hits the same Chevy a moment later. Like a broken ragdoll shot from a canon, the man punches throu
The camera is moving toward an Indian city. We are high and far away, only the sound of the wind as we grow nearer and nearer, and through the passing clouds these words appear:
No mans life can be encompassed in one telling. There is no way to give each year its allotted weight, to include each event, each person who helped to shape a lifetime. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the