DVD
Richard III
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Two-DVD special ed.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Cedric Hardwicke.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, steals the crown from his brother Edward through a set of murderous machinations.
Notes
Title from disc surface.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Special features: audio commentary by playwright and stage director Russell Lees and John Wilders, former governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company ; interview with actor Laurence Olivier from a 1966 episode of the BBC series Great acting, hosted by theater critic Kenneth Tynan ; gallery of behind-the-scenes and production stills and posters, accompanied by excerpts from Olivier's autobiography, On acting ; twelve-minute television trailer featuring footage of Olivier, producer Alexander Korda, and other cast and crew ; restoration demonstration hosted by director Martin Scorsese ; original theatrical trailer.