Ian McKellen
Richard III
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Richard III
“I can smile, and murder while I smile”
15 · 12 Feb 1996 · 104 min · English
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The film
Synopsis
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.
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Cast & characters
Annette Bening
Queen Elizabeth
Jim Broadbent
The Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr.
Earl Rivers
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lady Anne
Adrian Dunbar
James Tyrrell
Maggie Smith
Duchess of York
Tim McInnerny
William Catesby
Edward Hardwicke
Lord Stanley
Nigel Hawthorne
The Duke of Clarence
Jim Carter
Lord Hastings
Dominic West
The Earl of Richmond
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- Richard Loncraine
- Writing
- Ian McKellen, Richard Loncraine, Richard Eyre
- Cinematography
- Peter Biziou
- Original music
- Trevor Jones
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