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Richard III

(1955) (2-DVD) (Criterion Collection)

Starring: Cedric Hardwicke Director: Laurence Olivier
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Format: DVD

Genre: Drama

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
Based on 33 ratings.

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
2-Disc Keep Case
Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Monaural - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Russell Lees - Playwright, John Wilders - Former Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Interview - 1. "Great Acting: Laurence Olivier"
  • Trailers - 1. 12-Minute Television Trailer
                     2. Theatrical Trailer

Text/Image Galleries:

  • Gallery of On-Set Production Stills and Posters
  • Essay by Film Historian Bruce Eder

Entertainment Reviews:

Entertainment Weekly - 07/08/1994

"...[A] cult reputation....Olivier's directorial decisions are intriguing..." -- Rating: B+

USA Today - 07/08/1994

"...[Olivier's] greatest Shakespearean movie..."

Entertainment Weekly - 03/05/2004

"[Olivier] revels in his eloquence yet remains deliciously wicked."

Premiere - 05/01/2004

"With its stylized medieval sets and vivid Technicolor, this 1955 film stands out as the strangest and most imaginative of director-star Laurence Olivier's three great Shakespeare adaptations..."

Product Description:

Amid the Wars of the Roses in England, ruling monarch Edward IV's lame, misshapen brother Richard schemes to ascend the throne. Richard turns the king against their other brother, the Duke of Clarence, who is imprisoned for treason, then arranges for Clarence's murder. He then woos the Lady Anne, determined to wed her to increase his influence. When Edward finally dies, Richard plots the murders of the young heir apparent and his brother--his own nephews. His machinations accelerate and murder piles atop murder as Richard succeeds in taking the throne--and desperately tries to hold it. Laurence Olivier's classic protrayal of the ambitious, calculating man reveals both his wickedness and his unshakable strength. The lush photography and widescreen format do the elaborate battle scenes justice.

Plot Synopsis:

In one of the finest roles of his illustrious career, Sir Laurence Olivier plays the part of Richard of Gloucester, the demented nobleman who schemed to ascend to the throne of England. Olivier also directed this marvelous film version of Shakespeare's play.

Plot Keywords:

Classic | Drama | Essential Cinema | Period Piece | Recommended | Stage Play | Tragedy

Exerpts:

"Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York." -- Richard III (Laurence Olivier)

"A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" -- Richard III

Production Notes:

  • Shot in the Spanish countryside and at Shepperton Studios in England.
  • During filming, Olivier took an arrow through the calf when a marksman missed his target. He finished the scene before calling for assistance.
  • Shakespeare's brilliant play does take liberties with historical fact: It has never been conclusively proved that Richard III was either a hunchback or the murderer of the two young princes imprisoned in the tower. The king who unseated Richard III was Henry VII--the grandfather of Elizabeth I, the ruling queen during Shakespeare's lifetime. It would have been to his political advantage to paint Richard in as bad a light as possible....
  • Olivier was knighted in 1947, made a peer of the realm in 1970, and in 1971 was given a seat in the House of Lords.

Cast and Crew:

Starring Cedric Hardwicke
Directed by Laurence Olivier
Performer Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud & Claire Bloom
Source Writer William Shakespeare

DVD Details:

  • Label: Criterion
  • Originally Released in: 1955
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 39 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: February 24, 2004
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 42,403
  • Item UPC: 037429126721
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 2 item(s) for International Shipping.

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