I can smile, and murder while I smile
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.
Richard III (1995) is a drama and war film directed by Richard Loncraine, released on December 29, 1995 with a runtime of 1h 44m. It stars Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent and Robert Downey Jr.. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 198 ratings.
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Ian McKellen
as Richard III
Annette Bening
as Queen Elizabeth
Jim Broadbent
as The Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr.
as Earl Rivers
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Lady Anne
Adrian Dunbar
as James Tyrrell
Maggie Smith
as Duchess of York
Tim McInnerny
as William Catesby
Edward Hardwicke
as Lord Stanley
Nigel Hawthorne
as The Duke of Clarence
Jim Carter
as Lord Hastings
Dominic West
as The Earl of Richmond
Directed by Richard Loncraine, written by Richard Loncraine, Ian McKellen and Richard Eyre, produced by Stephen Bayly and Lisa Katselas.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 198 ratings.
Co-writers Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine (who also directs) set their Richard III in 1930s Britain, and make the infamous hunchback a fascist warmonger plotting to usurp the throne. Today's English monarchy is, at best, nominal, but even way back in the 1930s there wasn't much to be gained by usurping it. Then again, the film takes place in an alternate reality where the War of the Roses occurs 450 years after…
Reviewed on August 27, 2022
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The main cast of Richard III (1995) includes Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr. and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film was directed by Richard Loncraine. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Richard III was released on December 29, 1995 and runs for 1h 44m.
Richard III (1995) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 198 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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