Richard III
Summary: Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
Release Date: March 11, 1956
Director:
Laurence Olivier
Runtime: 2 h 41 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
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1480s15th centurybased on playbattle for thronebattle of bosworth fieldbattlefieldbegins with textbreaking the fourth wallbrother brother relationshipcharacter name as titlecold blooded murdercourtesandead childrendeath of title characterdeformed armdirected by stardouble child murderdrowning in wineends with deathfratricidefuneral processionghostghost boyghost of wifeghostly voiceharlothaunted by own murder victimhaunted by spiritshouse of yorkhunchbackkilled with a swordking richard iiiking richard iii characterkingdom of englandmistrust of husbandmonkmonologue on filmmurdermurder of brothermurder schemingnightmareprayer bookprophecypsychopathreference to richard iiireference to ulyssesreference to william shakespeareresentment toward brotherresentment toward usurperrestless in peacetimeroman numeral in titleroyaltysanctuaryshakespeare playshakespeare's henry vishakespeare's richard iiispeaking to audiencespirit worldstabbed to deathtaking up with husband's killertalking to the audiencetenttimeframe 1480stimeframe 15th centurytower of londonusurpervillain as protagonistwars of the roseswife mourns her husbandwife mourns husbandyear 1485
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