Laurence Olivier
Richard III
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A period drama film based on Shakespeare's play, set in 1930s Britain with Ian McKellen as a fascist king. The film depicts Richard's rise to power, his murders, his marriage to Queen Elizabeth, and his final defeat by Henry VII.
Ian McKellen stars as the fascist king Richard III in this adaptation of Shakespeare's classic drama. The film mixes historical and fictional characters and events in a dystopian setting of civil war and murder.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi, War
- Richard Loncraine
- 1995-12-29
- Richard III
- Tower of London
- Looking For Richard
- The White Queen
- The Hollow Crown
- The Lost King
- A Wronged King?
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This joint project between French filmmaker André Calmettes and American playwright James Keane resulted in a 55-minute silent film that adapted Shakespeare’sRichard III for the silver screen. It was lost, but rediscovered in 1996 and is believed to be the oldest American feature-length film and the first feature film adaptation of Shakespeare. The...
Tower of London is a black-and-white film. It follows the Shakespearean view of Richard III as he works with an executioner named Mord to eliminate rival claimants to the throne. On the death of his brother he becomes King Richard III, his only remaining rival being the exiled Henry Tudor. The part of Richard is played in Tower of London by Basil R...
Part documentary, part recording of portions of Shakespeare’s Richard III, this production was Al Pacino’s directorial debut, and also saw him play the character Richard III. The aim was to lead an audience through the plot and themes of Shakespeare’s play with scenes woven through the narrative in order to increase the play’s accessibility.
The White Queen is a BBC serialisation of Philippa Gregory’s novels in The Cousins’ War series. It covers the Wars of the Roses and offers the first more positive portrayal of Richard III in our list so far. In this interpretation, Richard is not blamed for the deaths of the Princes in the Tower, though he is positioned as planning to marry his nie...
Shown on the BBC in two series, the first focusing on Shakespeare’s Richard II to Henry V, and the second on the Wars of the Roses, The Hollow Crownreturned to a more traditional Shakespearean portrayal of Richard III. The depiction of Richard passed up an opportunity to reasonably represent his scoliosis. Richard III was played by Benedict Cumberb...
The Lost Kingtells the story of Philippa Langley, the woman who was the driving force behind the discovery of Richard’s lost grave in Leicester in 2012. As Philippa searches for evidence of the precise location of Richard’s grave, her internal monologue is presented to viewers by Richard III. This is perhaps the most positive presentation of Richar...
Of the ten portrayals of Richard III on this list, all but two are negative, mostly following Shakespeare’s dramatic presentation. The ages of the actors listed when they played Richard ranges from 26 to 62. The average is 47 years old. For a man who died aged 32, that suggests the Richard III we see on film is most often far removed from the real ...
Learn about the actors who have played Richard III on screen, from silent films to modern adaptations. See how the character has been portrayed in different historical and artistic contexts, from Shakespeare to horror.
A film based on the true story of Philippa Langley, an amateur historian who led the search for King Richard III's remains in Leicester. Starring Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan and Helen Katamba, directed by Stephen Frears.
- (8.6K)
- Drama
- Stephen Frears
- 2023-03-24
The original trailer in high definition of Richard III directed by Richard Loncraine. Starring Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jr and Christopher...
- 3 min
- 3.4K
- HD Retro Trailers
A modern adaptation of Shakespeare's play about the murderous 15th-century king, set in a fascist London of the 1930s. Sir Ian McKellen stars as Richard III, who schemes to seize the throne from his brother and nephews.
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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.
