Catacombs Credits Guide
Martin Landau Archive

Actor Martin Landau kept lots of paperwork for the series, giving us a unique insight into the making of the series.

Publicity photos

Contacts sheets, 5x7 and 8x10 photos and negatives. Some photos had printing comments ("please make very high contrast. I need white whites to pop out if possible. Thanks")

Scripts

Landau kept shooting scripts, some with comments and doodles, schedules and call sheets for most episodes, plus the year 1 wrap party and the year 2 promo films. See Script to screen for (very) detailed analysis.

Video tapes

Landau had most episodes on U-Matic tapes. These were original telecine tapes from ITC New York, not off-air recordings. See more

Production documents

• 1973
  • Early pilot storyline 1973
  • Guidelines 1973
  • The Story of Pinewood 1973 welcome booklet from Pinewood Studios
  • ITC Inter Office Communication: photo session (19 November 1973)
• 1975
  • 1975 press itinerary (8 July 1975)
  • Year 1 suggested transmission order (1975)
  • Year 2 provisional schedules (1 October 1975)
• 1976
  • RCA record press release (1976)
  • End of the series (19 October 1976, Gerry Anderson to crew)

Correspondence

• 1973
  • First Call (22nd August 1973, Gerry Anderson to the Landaus)
  • Labour Permits (3rd September 1973, Bernard Kingham telegram to Stanley Bushel)
  • Welcome to London (7th September 1973, Gerry Anderson to Martin Landau)
  • Thank you to Lew Grade (30th December 1973, Martin Landau to Sir Lew Grade)
• 1974
  • Gene Schwam letter (18th January 1974, Schwam to the Landaus)
  • Gene Schwam letter (4th February 1974, Schwam to the Landaus)
  • Sylvia Anderson note (Feb 1974, Sylvia Anderson to the Landaus)
  • Gene Schwam letter (29 March 1974, Schwam to the Landaus)
  • Piri (5 September 1974, Gerry Anderson to the Landaus)
  • A and B units (7 November 1974, Gerry Anderson to the Landaus)
  • Gene Schwam letter (5 December 1974, Schwam to the Landaus)
• 1975
  • Address book thanks (6 January 1974, Brian Johnson to the Landaus)
  • Sir Lew calls (14 January 1974, Gerry Anderson to the Landaus)
  • Gene Schwam letter (21 January 1974, Schwam to the Landaus)
  • Post sync (11 April 1974, Gerry Anderson to the Landaus)
  • Hold the unit together (25 April 1974, Martin Landau to Gerry Anderson)
  • Von Braun endorses Space: 1999 (5 September 1975) plus Abe Mandell letter (12 September 1975)
  • The rundown on Freiberger (10 October 1975, Gerry Anderson to the Landaus)
• 1976
  • Vacation (23 March 1976, Gerry Anderson to Landaus)
  • Mike Jackson ATV interviews (June 1976)
  • Visitors to the set (28 September 1976, Chris Nixon to Landaus)
• 1977
  • Saturday Scene competition
• 1978
  • Invitation to attend the 1978 convention

Press

Landau kept a large amount of US and UK press coverage of the series, and some limited press from other countries. Most was in the form of clippings, with some full newspapers/magazines (for instance, this copy of New Reveille, 1974).

• See Catacombs Press pages
• Cecil Smith LA Times article with private letters to Landau from Hollywood publicist Frank Liberman, who visited them on the set.
• London Evening News photo, October 1973 sent to the Landaus by Gerry Anderson.
• Hollywood Reporter issues from 1973 and 1975, with Landau markings
• Variety issues and cuttings from 1973 to 1976
• KHJ-TV publicity