Richard III 1995

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 104 min

genre: drama

theme: dystopian

director: Richard Loncraine

Score: 6 / 10

Richard III is a 1995 British/American film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Richard Loncraine. The film adapts the play's story and characters to a setting based on 1930s Britain, with Richard depicted as a fascist plotting to usurp the throne.

Plot

In a fictitious timeline of England in the late 1930s, a chaotic and bloody civil war (which occurs 450 years later than the actual historical event) ends with Lancastrian King Henry and his son Prince Edward assassinated by Field Marshal Richard Gloucester of the rival faction supported by the House of York. Richard's elder brother Edward York becomes King. Richard is determined to take the crown, and pits King Edward against his brother, George Clarence, who is imprisoned under a sentence of death. Richard deceives and marries Prince Edward's widow Lady Anne Neville.

Awards

European Film Award for Best Actor

Cast

More details

author	Ian McKellen Richard Loncraine
award	European Film Award for Best Actor
contentLocation	United Kingdom
director	Richard Loncraine
editor	Paul Green
genre	drama
keywords	act air marshal anne neville archbishop thomas attack battersea power station burn capture civil war death by hanging death sentence disturb drug overdose earl of hereford earldom of hereford edward iv of england edward york elizabeth elizabeth of york elizabeth woodville england field marshal final battle force hang henry henry richmond henry vi of england henry vii of england historical event house of lancaster house of lords house of york james tyrrell kill king richard lancastrian lord mayor of london lord protector meet prime minister queen elizabeth richard gloucester richard ii richard iii of england royal pardon royal prerogative of mercy than the the king thomas bourchier wars of the roses
musicBy	Trevor Jones
nomination	Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Production Design
producer	Lisa Katselas Paré Stephen Bayly
productionCompany	Bayly/Paré Productions British Screen First Look International United Artists
publisher	Guild Film Distribution
theme	dystopian