Richard III
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Drama.
Edward -- IV, -- King of England, -- 1442-1483 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Murder -- England -- Drama.
Richard -- III, -- King of England, -- 1452-1485 -- Drama.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616. -- King Richard III -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings.

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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2013.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (158 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
9781604657135, 1604657138
UPC
715515104715

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
General Note
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 theater 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.
Creation/Production Credits
Production designer, Roger Furse ; art director, Carmen Dillon ; director of photography, Otto Heller ; editor, Helga Cranston ; costumiers, L&H Nathan Ltd. ; music by Sir William Walton ; conducted by Muir Mathieson.
Participants/Performers
Cedric Hardwicke, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Paul Huson, Andy Shine, Helen Haye, Pamela Brown, Ralph Richardson, Alec Clunes, Laurence Naismith, Mary Kerridge, Clive Morton, Dan Cunningham, Douglas Wilmer, Claire Bloom, Stanley Baker.
Description
Richard, Duke of Gloucester through a set of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) aspect ratio, PCM mono.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Olivier, L., Garrick, D., Cibber, C., Hardwicke, C., Gielgud, J., Huson, P., Shine, A., Haye, H., Brown, P., Richardson, R., Clunes, A., Naismith, L., Kerridge, M., Morton, C., Cunningham, D., Wilmer, D., Bloom, C., Baker, S., Furse, R., Dillon, C., Heller, O., Cranston, H., Walton, W., Mathieson, M., Shakespeare, W., Lees, R., Wilders, J., Tynan, K., Scorsese, M., & Taubin, A. (2013). Richard III (Two-DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Laurence Olivier et al.. 2013. Richard III. [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Laurence Olivier et al.. Richard III [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection, 2013.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Olivier, L., Garrick, D., Cibber, C., Hardwicke, C., Gielgud, J., Huson, P. and Shine, A. et al (2013). Richard III. Two-DVD special edn. [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Olivier, Laurence, et al. Richard III Two-DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2013.

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