Richard III
(2018, original release: 1955)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Janus Films (The Criterion Collection), 1955
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (160 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
1113189
LANGUAGE
English
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

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