Overview:
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.| Status: | Released (1995-12-29) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 7 wins & 12 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,684,904 |
| Screen: | Ian McKellen, Richard Loncraine, Richard Eyre |
| Productions: | Mayfair Entertainment International, British Screen, United Artists, First Look Pictures, Bayly/Paré Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 1327: Ian McKellen - Richard III
- 516: Annette Bening - Queen Elizabeth
- 388: Jim Broadbent - The Duke of Buckingham
- 3223: Robert Downey Jr. - Earl Rivers
- 5470: Kristin Scott Thomas - Lady Anne
- 42566: Adrian Dunbar - James Tyrrell
- 10978: Maggie Smith - Duchess of York
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- 33315: Richard Loncraine - Director - Directing
- 1415957: Jim Dowdall - Stunt Coordinator - Crew
- 1539834: Erica Bensly - Production Coordinator - Production
- 1541285: Ken Tuohy - First Assistant Director - Directing
- 27816: Grainne Marmion - Production Executive - Production
- 2948827: Ken Holt - Unit Manager - Production
- 1370842: Philip Bothamley - Sound Editor - Sound
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Co-writers Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine (who also directs) set their Richard III in 1930s Britain, and make the infamous hunchback a fascist warmonger plotting to usurp the throne. Today's English monarchy is, at best, nominal, but even way back in the 1930s there wasn't much t ....
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