The life and death of King Richard III / the American Film Institute presents ; M.B. Dudley presents ; directed by James Keane.

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Produced as a vehicle for Frederick Warde, a legendary stage actor of the 19th century, "Richard III" was the most ambitious Shakespearean adaptation to date. The film not only attempts to honor the intricacies of the original play, it flavors the drama with spectacular crowd scenes and rich color t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Richard III (Motion picture : 1912)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: American Film Institute
Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Keane, James
Dudley, M. B.
Warde, Frederick B., 1851-1935
Gemp, Robert
Gardner, Albert
Stuart, Violet
Morricone, Ennio
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Silent film.
Published: New York : Kino on Video, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Richard > III, > King of England, > 1452-1485 > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Drama.
Richard > III, > King of England, > 1452-1485.
Genre:
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Silent films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, color tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Richard III.
Richard the third.
William Shakespeare's Richard III.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Produced as a vehicle for Frederick Warde, a legendary stage actor of the 19th century, "Richard III" was the most ambitious Shakespearean adaptation to date. The film not only attempts to honor the intricacies of the original play, it flavors the drama with spectacular crowd scenes and rich color tints. "Richard III" offers a fresh glimpse at a time in history when Shakespeare wasn't strictly the domain of scholars but was a source of popular entertainment, "when Americans didn't have to be spoon-fed a great dramatist but were united in their passion for one who gave them characters who mirrored their own complex humanity, not to mention sublime poetry, along with requisite doses of sex and violence."
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1912.
Digital stereo.
"Supplemental features: Rediscovering Richard: looking back at a forgotten classic ; Frederick Warde on Richard III ; Essay by Douglas Brode"--Container.
"The earliest surviving American feature film"--Container.
"Restored by AFI"--Container.
"Based on the play by William Shakespeare"--Container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:9W8 D0001613 VideoDVD
Credits:Music composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Frederick Warde, Robert Gemp, Albert Gardner, Violet Stuart.