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    Richard III [Criterion Collection]

    Director: Laurence Olivier Cast: Laurence Olivier

    Laurence Olivier
    , Claire Bloom
    Claire Bloom
    , John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    , Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    , Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke


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    (Full Frame)

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    • Release Date: 04/02/2013
    • UPC: 0715515104715
    • Original Release: 1955
    • Rating: NR
    • Source: Criterion
    • Region Code: 1
    • Presentation: [Wide Screen]
    • Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
    • Language: English
    • Runtime: 9480
    • Sales rank: 16,201

    Special Features

    Disc One: ; Audio commentary by playwright and stage director Russell Lees and John Wilders, former governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company; ; Disc Two: ; Interview with actor Laurence Olivier from a 1966 episode of the BBC series Great Acting, hosted by theater critic Kenneth Tynan; Gallery of behind-the-scenes and procuction stills and posters, accompanied by excerpts from Olivier's autobiography, On Acting; Twelve-minute television trailer featuring footage Of Olivier, producer Alexander Korda, and other cast and crew; Restoration demonstration hosted by director Martin Scorsese; Original theatrical trailer

    Cast & Crew

    Performance Credits
    Laurence Olivier Richard III
    Claire Bloom Lady Anne
    John Gielgud Clarence
    Ralph Richardson Buckingham
    Cedric Hardwicke Edward IV
    Mary Kerridge Elizabeth
    Pamela Brown Jane Shore
    Alec Clunes Hastings
    Stanley Baker Henry Tudor
    Michael Gough Dighton
    Laurence Naismith Stanley
    Norman Wooland Catesby
    Helen Haye Duchess of York
    John Laurie Lovel
    Esmond Knight Ratcliffe
    Andrew Cruickshank Brankenbury
    Clive Morton Rivers
    Nicholas Hannen Archbishop of Canterbury
    Russell Thorndike Priest
    Paul Huson Prince of Wales
    Douglas Wilmer Dorset
    Dan Cunningham Grey
    Michael Ripper 2nd Murderer
    Stewart Allen Page
    Wally Bascoe Monk
    Norman Fisher Monk
    Terence Greenridge Scrivener
    Andy Shine Young Duke of York,Beadle
    Roy Russell Abbot
    George Woodbridge Lord Mayor of London
    Willoughby Gray Priest
    Peter Williams Messenger to Hastings
    Timothy Bateson Ostler
    Ann Wilton Scrub woman
    Richard Bennett George Stanley
    Patrick Troughton Tyrell
    John Phillips Norfolk
    Brian Nissen Messenger
    Alexander Davion Messenger
    Lane Meddick Messenger
    Robert Bishop Messenger
    Paul Huston Edward, Prince of Wales
    Deering Wells Clergyman
    John Greenwood Knight
    Bernard Hepton Actor
    Derek Prentice Clergyman
    William Walton Composer

    Technical Credits
    William Shakespeare Playwright
    Anthony Bushell Assistant Director
    Laurence Olivier Producer,Screenwriter
    Wally Veevers Special Effects
    Alan Dent Screenwriter
    Colley Cibber Screenwriter

    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Richard III
    1. Opening Credits And Preamble [3:07]
    2. Coronation Of Edward IV [5:29]
    3. "Now Is The Winter . . . " [5:10]
    4. Gentle Lady Anne [7:14]
    5. "Plots Have I Laid" [5:15]
    6. "Why Dost Thou Spit At Me?" [7:20]
    7. Death Warrant For Clarence [2:34]
    8. Clarence's Dream [8:52]
    9. Deciding On An Heir [4:30]
    10. Dream Come True [3:52]
    11. King Edwards's Bedside [2:57]
    12. Richard's Good Spirits [7:45]
    13. "To Sanctuary" [4:42]
    14. Prince Edward And The Duke Of York [7:10]
    15. "Go We Unto The Tower" [3:01]
    16. "Plots Afoot" [2:14]
    17. Council Of The Crown [6:29]
    18. The Lord Mayor Takes A Ride [8:08]
    19. Buckingham's Concoction [2:00]
    20. "Two Props Of Virtue" [2:22]
    21. Richard's Royal Queen [6:51]
    22. Coronation Of Richard III [3:55]
    23. Securing The Crown [3:05]
    24. "Thus Lay The Gentle Babes" [8:02]
    25. Stanley Consorts With Buckingham [2:31]
    26. News Of Richmond [:32]
    27. Bosworth Field [4:40]
    28. Eve Of Battle [5:18]
    29. Ghosts Of Victims Past [3:38]
    30. Battle Of Bosworth Field [5:13]
    31. "My Kingdom For A Horse" [7:22]
    32. Stanley Crowns Richmond [2:54]
    33. Color Bars [4:09]
    1. Shakespeare's Richard III [3:07]
    2. Family Politics [5:29]
    3. Olivier's Richard [5:10]
    4. Seduction Of Lady Anne [7:14]
    5. Vice Character [5:15]
    6. Verse And Poetic Devices [7:20]
    7. Connection To Henry VI [2:34]
    8. Sir John Gielgud [8:52]
    9. Shakespeare On-Screen [4:30]
    10. "Humor Of The Murderers" [3:52]
    11. Wars Of The Roses [2:57]
    12. Absence Of Queen Margaret [7:45]
    13. Legend Of Richard III [4:42]
    14. The History Play [7:10]
    15. The Good Uncle [3:01]
    16. Richardson As Buckingham [2:14]
    17. Power Politics [6:29]
    18. "Old-Boy Network Of Evil" [8:08]
    19. Richardson And Olivier [2:00]
    20. Play Within A Play [2:22]
    21. Art Of Rhetoric [6:51]
    22. Turning Point [3:55]
    23. Editing Shakespeare [3:05]
    24. Deaths Of The Princes [8:02]
    25. "A Woeful Buckingham" [2:31]
    26. Bring In Richmond [:32]
    27. Tragedy [4:40]
    28. "Basic Human Instinct" [5:18]
    29. One Unfortunate Cut [3:38]
    30. Brando And Olivier [5:13]
    31. "History Doesn't Repeat Itself" [7:22]
    32. Olivier's Message [2:54]
    33. Color Bars [4:09]
    Disc #2 -- Richard III
    1. "My Boy Isn't Bad, Is He?" [8:11]
    2. "A Burning Ambition" [8:53]
    3. Hamlet [8:25]
    4. Richard III [8:15]
    5. Othello [7:58]
    6. The Entertainer [5:57]

    Laurence Olivier's third Shakespearean portrayal (following Henry V and Hamlet) chronicles the life of the deranged, mangled 15th-century British ruler Richard of Gloucester, who ascends to the throne following the death of Edward IV (Cedric Hardwicke). Following a series of underhanded dealings, duplicities and murders, Richard is finally overthrown during the climactic Battle of Bosworth.

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    This 1955 film offers a rare boon, the opportunity to see three of the 20th century's greatest British actors -- Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, and Sir Ralph Richardson -- acting together in the same production. Olivier, the director and star of Richard III, overarches the film in a portrayal of Richard that ranges from impishly wicked to fiendishly diabolical. Early on, he is perversely endearing. His hooked nose, his hunched back, and his halting gait make him a quaint sideshow. Later on, he is unabashedly horrifying. His serial murders of men, women, and children make him a grotesque main attraction that, curiously, still attracts as well as repels. We like Richard, for he is more audaciously sinister and wicked than the sum of all villains since Cain. He dares to do what we all would like to do to a haughty boss or a nincompoop neighbor, if we had no conscience. Often during his performance, Olivier turns away from his interlocutors and looks directly at the audience, confiding his inmost thoughts and feelings. This visual technique works well to establish a relationship with the audience. Gielgud and Richardson support Olivier with wonderful performances. Other distinguished British actors -- including Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Claire Bloom, and Stanley Baker -- also perform with savoir-faire. But the film is not perfect. Olivier sometimes takes unnecessary liberties with Shakespeare's text. Also, because the production was filmed in Technicolor, the reds and blues and yellows scream for attention in their vividness, often overpowering the importance of a dagger or a menacing smile. Nevertheless, Richard III is an extraordinary film that will likely survive the test of time.
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