Nonfiction
eVideo
Details
PUBLISHED
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (160 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
LANGUAGE
NOTES
Title from title frames
In Richard III, director, producer, and star Laurence Olivier brings Shakespeare's masterpiece of Machiavellian villainy to ravishing cinematic life. Olivier is diabolically captivating as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who, through a series of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward. And he surrounds himself with a royal supporting cast, which includes Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, and Claire Bloom. Filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor, Richard III is one of the most visually inspired of all big-screen Bard adaptations
Originally produced by Janus Films (The Criterion Collection) in 1955
Mode of access: World Wide Web