Richard III [videorecording] / a London film ; Laurence Olivier presents ; by William Shakespeare ; with some interpolations by David Garrick, Colley Cibber, etc. ; produced and directed by Laurence Olivier.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
Blu-ray special ed.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
1 videodisc (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([18] p. : col. ill. ; 17 cm.)
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. Originally released as a motion picture in 1955. Restored version, done in 2012. Special features: audio commentary by playwright and stage director Russell Lees and John Wilders; interview with Laurence Olivier from a 1966 episode of Great acting ; gallery of behind-thescenes and productions stills and posters ; twelve-minute television trailer (featuring footage of Olivier and other cast) ; trailer ; booklet (featuring an essay by film critic Amy Taubin)
Summary:
Richard, Duke of Gloucester through a set of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward.
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