Richard Attenborough 's possessions will be sold . They are mementoes of a brilliant career in movies , stretching from the tunnels of The Great Escape to the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park and Gandhi ’ s vast crowd scenes . Richard Attenborough was present – behind or in front of the camera – at some of the most magical moments in cinema history , and following his death aged 90 last year , the actor-director ’ s treasured possessions are going up for up sale at auction house Bonhams . Lord Attenborough ’ s son Michael , himself an acclaimed theatre director , said : ‘ The items reflect my father ’ s incredible career . 'It is simply not possible to keep it all , even though we would absolutely love to . We do not have the room for it. ’ Lord Attenborough made his big-screen debut in the 1942 film In Which We Serve , and was still acting more than five decades later when he appeared as eccentric boffin John Hammond in Steven Spielberg ’ s Jurassic Park . He was an avid collector and the lots include a treasure trove of unseen photographs , iconic props , scripts , posters and sketches . Many of the lots relate to his time in front of the camera and include mementoes from such career-defining films as Brighton Rock , The Great Escape and 10 Rillington Place . The Great Escape : This photo of Richard Attenborough ( front ) and Steve McQueen is expected to sell for £700 . One of the most prized items is the cane ( left ) used by Hammond in Jurassic Park , which is estimated to sell for £5,000 . The rare poster ( right ) is among the items for sale advertising Brighton Rock under the film ’ s original title . The actor was nearly 70 when he appeared in Jurassic Park – lured by the prospect of working with Steven Spielberg . One of the most prized items is the cane used by Hammond in Jurassic Park . The top contains a prehistoric mosquito preserved in amber , from which the DNA used to create the dinosaurs in the park was extracted . A clapperboard from the film Gandhi is up for sale . The exhibition will also remind fans that there was a time when Britain ’ s brightest star struggled to find work . One of the lots is an early CV written by Lord Attenborough when he was an ambitious student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . The student carefully noted all the stage roles he had notched up while at RADA . Equally well known for his work behind the camera , Lord Attenborough directed such classics as Gandhi , Shadowlands and Cry Freedom . His personal script for the Oscar-winning masterpiece Gandhi , which includes all of his annotations , is expected to fetch in the region of £3,000 . Michael Attenborough said there were some items the family couldn ’ t part with , even if they wanted to . ‘ We are not allowed to sell his Oscars and Baftas for legal reasons , and to be honest we wouldn ’ t want to , ’ he said . ‘ They have been distributed along the family and are now being looked after by the grandchildren. ’ Michael Attenborough suggested Ben Kingsley ( right ) for the role of Gandhi – a decision his father never regretted . His role as the psychotic Pinkie in 1947 ’ s Brighton Rock made Attenborough a box-office star . he is pictured here relaxing with young fans between scenes . Lord Attenborough was an avid collector of 20th Century British paintings and the sale features many works that hung in his homes in London and Scotland . These include a fine oil painting by Alan Lowndes which is expected to fetch £15,000 , and a caricature of Oscar Wilde by Max Beerbohm which has a guide price of £7,000 . The auction , entitled Richard Attenborough : A Life Both Sides Of The Camera , will take place at Bonhams on October 21 . Lord Attenborough ’ s prized Rolls-Royce Corniche with its distinctive number plate , RA III , will be sold separately at a Bonhams sale at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum on September 5 . It is estimated to fetch between £12,000 and £15,000 . After Eric Morecambe ’ s , they were the best-known spectacles in British entertainment , and an intrinsic part of the avuncular luvvie image of the man known to everyone in showbiz as Dickie . *Large set of photos .
Richard treasured possessions will go under the hammer . Actor-director died aged 90 last year and his items will be sold at Bonhams . His son , Richard Attenborough 's , says it would n't be possible to keep all of the belongings .