| Description | The file contains letters and cables relating to casting. Of note are: a letter from Clifton Brandon [Production Manager] to James Earl Jones, 21 Mar 1963 with details of appointments in London; and correspondence [2 items] between Kubrick and Kirk Douglas. Kubrick wrote to Douglas, 8 Feb 1963, regarding Douglas' forthcoming project 'Seven Days in May' calling it a 'marvellous story' but making some suggestions as to the characterisation. There is a reply, 19 Feb 1963, thanking Kubrick and asking about his law suit with 'Fail Safe' and suggesting they do a comedy together.
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