Woody Allen prepares to be fired from a cannon during filming of his comedy "Love and Death" in November 1974. The photo was taken by Ernst Haas, one of the 20th century's great photojournalists. A new book, "Ernst Haas: On Set," compiles Haas' photos from the film industry.
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Haas' photo from the 1958 Western "The Big Country" is as dramatic as any full-scale movie duel.
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Arthur Penn, left, directs actors Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway in the 1970 film "Little Big Man."
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Barbra Streisand in 1969's "Hello, Dolly!"
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In this photo from 1949's "The Third Man," Orson Welles is hemmed in by darkness in a way that suggests the film's shadowy themes.
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Crew members set up the crucifixion scene for "The Greatest Story Ever Told" in June 1963.
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Kirk Douglas plays Sen. William J. Tadlock in "The Way West" in 1967.
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Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in 1961's "West Side Story"
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Sophia Loren and Cary Grant in 1957's "The Pride and the Passion"
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Ron Perlman and a crew member prepares for a scene in 1981's "Quest for Fire."
