Richard III
Type
Label
Richard III
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Richard III
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
47213908
Runtime
59
Summary
Produced as a vehicle for Frederick Warde, a legendary stage actor of the 19th century, "Richard III" was the most ambitious Shakespearean adaptation to date. The film not only attempts to honor the intricacies of the original play, it flavors the drama with spectacular crowd scenes and rich color tints. "Richard III" offers a fresh glimpse at a time in history when Shakespeare wasn't strictly the domain of scholars but was a source of popular entertainment, "when Americans didn't have to be spoon-fed a great dramatist but were united in their passion for one who gave them characters who mirrored their own complex humanity, not to mention sublime poetry, along with requisite doses of sex and violence."
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Richard the thirdWilliam Shakespeare's Richard III
Contributor
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