Richard III / United Artists Pictures presents with the participation of British Screen ; a Bayly/Paré production developed in association with First Look Pictures ; producers, Lisa Katselas Paré and Stephen Bayly ; directed by Richard Longraine ; screenplay by Ian McKellen and Richard Longraine.

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In 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of the new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Longraine, Richard
McKellen, Ian
Bening, Annette
Broadbent, Jim
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, [1996], ©1996.
Subjects:
Richard > III, > King of England, > 1452-1485 > Drama.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
Variant Title:
Richard the third.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of the new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture.
"Richard III by William Shakespeare"--Container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PR2821 .A23 1996 Video (12 inch) disc
Audience:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Rated R.
ISBN:0792829514 :
Credits:Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, Paul Green ; music, Trevor Jones.
System Details:Laserdisc, CLV, letterbox, stereo.
Cast:
Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey, Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, John Wood.