Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Ralph Richardson, Claire Bloom. Olivier brilliantly starred in, directed and produced this ultra-famous version of Shakespeare's acclaimed historical drama about the tyrannical king who stole his brother Edward's crown. Loaded with extras. 2 DVDs. 1955/color/159 min/NR/widescreen.

With Richard III, Laurence Olivier-as director, producer and star-transfigures Shakespeare`s great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of Machiavellian villainy. Olivier`s performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges Richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother Edward`s crown through a murderous set of machinations. His inspired direction brings to the screen superlative performances by veteran theater actors Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud and the young Claire Bloom. Filmed in Vista Vision and Technicolor, The Criterion Collection is proud to present the restored film for which Olivier received the 1956 British Academy Film Award for the Best Actor and Best Film.

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Director	Laurence Olivier
Actor	Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Mary Kerridge
Label	CRITERION

Genre	Portrait, Biographie Drama History
Content	2 DVDs
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	23.04.2013
Edition	Criterion Collection
Audio	English
Subtitles	English
Extras	Poster, Biographies, Interviews, Trailer, Audio commentary, Photo gallery
Length	158 Minutes
Year of production	1955
Original title	Richard III
Version	US Version
Region code	1

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