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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. Ian McKellen portrays Richard, as well as co-writing the screenplay ...
Box office. US$ 2.6 million (US) £400,000 (GB) Richard III is a 1955 British Technicolor film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's historical play of the same name, also incorporating elements from his Henry VI, Part 3. It was directed and produced by Laurence Olivier, who also played the lead role. Featuring many noted Shakespearean actors ...
Richard III is a play by William Shakespeare. It was probably written c. 1592–1594. It is labelled a history in the First Folio, and is usually considered one, but it is sometimes called a tragedy, as in the quarto edition. Richard III concludes Shakespeare's first tetralogy (also containing Henry VI, Part 1, Henry VI, Part 2, and Henry VI ...
Richard III is a 2007 crime drama film written and directed by Scott M. Anderson, set in contemporary Hollywood as a modern-day retelling of William Shakespeare 's Richard III. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Filming took place over a three-week period in 2005, with post-production taking place in 2006. [ 4][ 5] The film's world premiere was April 27, 2007, at ...
Looking for Richard is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Al Pacino, in his directorial debut. It is a hybrid film, including both a filmed performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare 's Richard III and a documentary element which explores a broader examination of Shakespeare's continuing role and relevance in popular culture .
The Lost King. The Lost King is a 2022 British biographical film directed by Stephen Frears. Written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, it is based on the 2013 book The King's Grave: The Search for Richard III by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. It is a dramatisation of the story of Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins), the woman who initiated the ...
The title spelling that appears on the cover page of the quarto is The True Tragedie of Richard the third. [2] The True Tragedy of Richard III should not be confused with The True Tragedy of Richard, Duke of York; the latter is the early alternative version of Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 3.
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a 2021 American historical thriller film [3] written, directed and produced by Joel Coen, based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It is the first film directed by one of the Coen brothers without the other's involvement. The film stars Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand (who also produced the film), Bertie ...