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Richard III is a 1995 period drama film, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Richard Loncraine. The film adapts the play's story and characters to a setting based on 1930s Britain, with Richard depicted as a fascist plotting to usurp the throne.
Dec 29, 1995 · Sir Ian McKellen enjoyed acting with Robert Downey Jr. in Restoration (1995), and asked him to play the part of Lord Rivers, expecting him to turn the role down as too small. To McKellen's surprise, Downey immediately cleared his diary, and took the part.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi, War
- Richard Loncraine
- 1995-12-29
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Oct 7, 2009 · One of the most audacious proposals in all of literature occurs when Richard, who in the play has caused the death of Henry VI and his son Edward, follows Edward's' widow Anne (Kristin Scott Thomas), as she accompanies the corpse of her husband through the streets.
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III (Ian McKellen) descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the...
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- Richard Loncraine
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- Ian Mckellen
Jan 19, 1996 · One of the most audacious proposals in all of literature occurs in Shakespeare's "Richard the Third," when the misshapen Richard, who has caused the death of King Henry VI, proposes to his widow, Anne, as she accompanies the corpse of her husband through the streets.
Jim Carter is Hastings. Robert Downey, Jr. is Earl Rivers. Nigel Hawthorne is Clarence. Kristin Scott Thomas is Lady Anne. Maggie Smith is the Duchess of York. BFI Presents: Richard III (1995) - official trailer. Watch on.
