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PICTORIAL: Life's insight into geek movie history

Martin Anderson


Google's deal to make available 10 million photos from Life's archive promises many geek treasures...

Published on Dec 13, 2008

On the 18th November Google announced that it had secured an agreement to make available online about 10 million photos from the Life magazine archive. It's a collection of staggering breadth and depth, dating back in certain parts to the 18th century, and comfortably covering the entire history not only of cinema but of photography.

Currently about 20% of Life's archive is available via Google. To target the archive in a search, add source:life to the end of your search term like this. Currently Google has a result limit of about 800 images per search term, but you can delve deeper into Life's pictures by removing terms from your current result-set like this. As you remove pictures from the result-set, new ones will come to take their place (assuming there is an adequate number of matches).

Already the fraction of released pictures are unearthing gems for lovers of cult movies, so hopefully the next few months will yield even more curios from behind-the-scenes at our favourite films...

Click on the pictures to see the full-sized results at Google images.

Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim test a costume for Barbarella Director Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda working on movie Barbarella (1967)near Rome.
Director Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda working on movie Barbarella (1967)near Rome.
Stanley Kubrick directs Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood on the centrifuge set of 2001: A Space Oddyssey (1967)
Stanley Kubrick directs Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood on the 'centrifuge' set of 2001: A Space Oddyssey (1967). Kier Dullea & Gary Lockwood in a publicity still from Space Odyssey. Many more photos like this here.
Movie Director Richard Fleischer (Fantastic Voyage, Red Sonja), in diving suit during filming of
Movie Director Richard Fleischer (Fantastic Voyage, Red Sonja), in diving suit during filming of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). Adam West and "Robin" Burt Ward in bat-mobile, on set during shooting of scene from Batman (US TV 1966-68).
Get out and push, Batman.
Clint Eastwood in injuries make-up during the shooting of Dirty Harry (1970). Cover of actress Shirley Eaton in gold body paint re: new James Bond film
Clint Eastwood in injuries make-up during the shooting of Dirty Harry (1970). Cover of actress Shirley Eaton in gold body paint for Goldfinger (1966)
A moment of repose for William Shatner on the set of Star Trek V (1988) Film director Francois Truffaut with actress Julie Christie during filming of Fahrenheit 451 (1966).
A moment of repose for William Shatner on the set of Star Trek V (1988) Film director Francois Truffaut with actress Julie Christie during filming of Fahrenheit 451 (1966).
Diana Rigg & co-star George Lazenby in a scene from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Richard Burton in role as defrocked minister in motion picture The Night of the Iguana (1964).
Diana Rigg & George Lazenby in a scene from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Richard Burton as the defrocked minister in John Huston's The Night of the Iguana (1964).
Stroboscopic multiple exposure of dir. Alfred Hitchcock demonstrating how to point during filming of
Stroboscopic multiple exposure of dir. Alfred Hitchcock demonstrating how to point during filming of "Shadow of a Doubt.".
Propman R. B. Berscheid caring for prop guns next to skeleton w. pipe in its mouth which he uses for target practice in the prop shop of Warner Bros. Studio.
Propman R. B. Berscheid caring for prop guns next to skeleton w. pipe in its mouth which he uses for target practice in the prop shop of Warner Bros. Studio.
Faye Dunaway & Steve McQueen being framed by director Norman Jewison for Thomas Crown & Company (ultimately The Thomas Crown Affair).
Faye Dunaway & Steve McQueen being framed by director Norman Jewison for Thomas Crown & Company (ultimately The Thomas Crown Affair).
Comedian Phil Silvers making faces for his television show, Bilko.
Comedian Phil Silvers making faces for his television show, Bilko. Herbert George Wells, English novelist and pioneer of science fiction (1866-1946).
Tippi Hedren testing for Hitchcock's Marnie (1962)at Universal Studios
Tippi Hedren testing for Hitchcock's Marnie (1962)at Universal Studios
Extras playing dead people hold cards with. numbers on them between takes during the filming of Spartacus (1960)

Extras playing dead people hold cards with numbers on them between takes during the filming of Spartacus (1960)

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Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda get Barbarella less-than-ready for new feminist consciousness of the early 70s.

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