Learning on ScreenRichard III [2 DVD Special Edition]
- Synopsis
- Feature film version of the play. ‘Building on Olivier’s extraordinary stage creation, the film asks less what the cinema can do for the theatre (as with HENRY V and HAMLET) than what the theatre can give to the cinema. It is boldly and often exhilaratingly theatrical’.
(McKernan, Luke & Olwen Terris, Walking Shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film & Television Archive (London: BFI, 1994), p. 138. - Series
- Criterion Collection
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2013
- Year of production
- 1955
- Notes
- New high-definition digital transfer and new digital master of The Film Foundation’s 2012 4K restoration. DVD and Blu-ray, Special features: Disc 1: Commentary (featuring playwright and stage director Russell Lees and John Wilders, former governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company). Disc 2: Great Acting : Laurence Olivier (interview with actor Laurence Olivier from a 1966 episode of Great Acting, by theatre critic Kenneth Tynan); Restoration demonstration (hosted by Martin Scorsese); Production gallery (behind-the-scenes and production stills and posters); TV trailer (twelve-minute television trailer featuring footage of Olivier and other cast); Theatrical trailer. Booklet featuring an essay by film critic Amy Taubin.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
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Credits
- Cinematographer
- Otto Heller
- Music
- William Walton
- Costume
- Carmen Dillon
- Art Direction
- Roger Furse
- Contributor
- Alan Dent
- Cast
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £12.99 (W) £14.99 (N)
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 150 mins (W) 158 mins + extras ( N)
- Year
- 2006
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
- Availability
- Hire
- Duration/Size
- 158 minutes
Sections
- Title
- Trial of Richard III, The
- Synopsis
- The trial of Richard III, who was accused of murdering the princes in the Tower. The trial takes place in a reconstructed Old Bailey courtroom with the former Lord Chancellor, Lord Elwyn Jones, as Judge. Two eminent QCs, appearing under assumed names, present the case for and against the murder charges. Leading historians and scientists give evidence. Recreates a modern-day murder trial and is a study of English law.
- Duration
- 225 mins
Production Company
Distributor (Sale)
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