Richard III (1995) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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This compelling story of power and political intrigue portrays Richard III as England's most ruthless monarch, a charismatic malcontent who accedes to the throne through a delicious mix of treachery, seduction and murder. However, this adaptation is offered with a distinctive twist. Taking the chara

Cast & Crew

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Richard Loncraine

Ian Mckellen

Annette Bening

Queen Elizabeth

Robert Downey Jr.

Nigel Hawthorne

Maggie Smith

Duchess Of York

Film Details

Also Known As

Ricardo III

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Historical

Period

War

Release Date

1995

Production Company

Angels the Costumiers; Bapty & Co; Bayly/Pare Productions; British Screen Finance; Brown & Mason Limited; C M M P Studios; C T S Studios; Capital Ambulance & Paramedic Service; D&D International; Eastman Kodak; Facility Vehicles; First Look Pictures; Focus Transport; General Screen Enterprises; Grip House Limited; Interact Sound Limited; International Film Guarantors; J D & C Limited; London Borough Of Camden; Major B Graham; Mayfair International; Mcdonald & Rutter; Nuclear Electric Plc; Robert Storer; Rollins Hudig Hall Limited; Royal Army Medical Corps; Samy's Camera; Set Meals; Shell Uk For The Use Of Shell-Mex House; Steamtown Railway Center; Technicolor; The Moving Picture Company; United Artists Films

Distribution Company

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); MGM Distribution Company; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Guild Films Distribution; Les Films De L'Elysee; Lucky Red; MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; StudioCanal; Studiocanal

Location

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 44m

Synopsis

This compelling story of power and political intrigue portrays Richard III as England's most ruthless monarch, a charismatic malcontent who accedes to the throne through a delicious mix of treachery, seduction and murder. However, this adaptation is offered with a distinctive twist. Taking the characters and action out of Elizabethan times, the story is set in an imagined London of the 1930s. Richard speaks his famous lines as Shakespeare wrote them, even as he conquers the throne with media savvy, black-shirted thugs and heavy artillery.

Director

Richard Loncraine

Cast

Ian Mckellen

Annette Bening

Queen Elizabeth

Robert Downey Jr.

Nigel Hawthorne

Maggie Smith

Duchess Of York

Jim Broadbent

Duke Of Buckingham

Kristin Scott Thomas

John Wood

Jim Carter

Bill Paterson

Richard Ratcliffe

Adrian Dunbar

Corporal James Tyrell

Kate Steavenson-payne

Princess Elizabeth

Dominic West

Christopher Bowen

Edward Jewesbury

Matthew Groom

Tres Hanley

Tim Mcinnerny

Stacey Kent

Ballroom Singer

Roger Hammond

Dennis Lill

Edward Hardwicke

Ryan Gilmore

Donald Sumpter

Andy Rashleigh

Marco Williamson

Prince Of Wales

Bruce Purchase

James Dreyfus

David Antrobus

Phil Todd

Denis Lill

Crew

Geoffrey Alexander

Geoffrey Alexander

Maria Apodiacos

Script Supervisor

Maria Apodiacos

Executive Producer

Anushka Athaide

Producer'S Assistant

Tony Athaide

Kenny Atherfold

Todd Austin

2nd Assistant Director

Alex Bailey

Stills Photographer

Richard Bain

John Barry

Lighting Rigging Crew

Mike Bartlett

Gerry Bates

Sound Maintenance

Michael Bates

Mike Batt

Music Executive Producer

Stephen Bayly

Lisa Beach

Casting Consultant Usa

Rosie Bedford-stradling

Erica Bensly

Production Coordinator

Jon Billington

Assistant Art Director

Robert Binnall

Peter Biziou

Director Of Photography

Craig Bloor

Peter Bloor

Chief Lighting Technician

Sam Bloor

Lighting Technician

Gary Blowfield

Etienne Bol

Aviation Consultant

Sarah Booth

Assistant Accountant

Philip Bothamley

Graham Bradstreet

David Brady

Assistant Foley Editor

Richard Bridgland

John Buckley

John Bunker

Digital Effects Director

Malcolm Burgess

Tony Burrough

Production Designer

James Carew

2nd Assistant Editor

Paul Cheesman

Property Storeman

Frazer Churchill

Phil Clark

Special Effects Technician

Jonathan Cohen

Sara-jane Cornish

Assistant Art Director

John Coyle

Special Effects Assistant

David Cronnelly

Stunt Fall Performer

Bob Crowdey

Sheila Cullen

Wardrobe Assistant

Martin Davis

Wardrobe Assistant

Michael Davis

Kevin Day

Bob Dean

Pene Delmage

Steve Dent

Paul Dimmer

Special Effects Technician

Jim Dowdall

Stunt Coordinator

Kathy Ducker

Joe Dunton

Gary Dyer

Rosalyn Ellis

David Elstein

Terry English

John Ensby

John Evans

Special Effects Supervisor

Mark Evans

Lighting Technician

Sally Evans

David Eves

Special Effects Assistant

Richard Eyre

From Stage Production

Richard Eyre

Executive Producer

Joe Felix

2nd Camera Grip

Gerry Floyd

Alan Flyng

Wardrobe Supervisor

Michael Foster

Tony Foster

Simon Fraser

Assistant Production Coordinator

Sandra Frieze

Post-Production Assistant

Steve Furneaux

Darren Gatrell

Lighting Rigging Crew

John Godfrey

Construction Manager

Paul Golding

Music Recorder And Mixer

Colin Good

John Greaves

Storyboard Artist

Paul Green

Paul Green

Bert Griffin

Steve Griffin

Isobel Griffiths

Orchestra Contractor

Alan Grosch

Generator Operator

Charles Gilbert Hammett

Mike Harris

Mike Harris

Mike Harris

Mike Harris

Shuna Harwood

Costume Designer

Victoria Harwood

Wardrobe Assistant

Ken Hawkey

Pat Hay

Chief Makeup Artist

Colin Hazell

Arthur Healey

Paul Heaseman

Scott Henley

Andy Hennigan

Post-Production Accountant

Mark Henson

Francois Higson

Video Assistant

Choi Ho Man

Nick Hobbs

Matthew Holben

Visual Effects Producer

Roger Holmes

Ken Holt

Premila Hoon

Mathew Horton

Special Effects Technician

Charles Hubbard

Location Manager

Peter Hunt

Jonathan Hurst

Chargehand Standby Propman

John Iles

Dolby Consultant

Douglas Ingram

Storyboard Artist

Andrew Jack

Linda Kathleen James

Patricia Johnson

Trevor Jones

Trevor Jones

Trevor Jones

Eric Jordan

Assistant Engineer

Jane Katselas

Lisa Katselas

Tasso Katselas

Julian Kershaw

Julian Kershaw

Meg Kimpton

Assistant (To Ian Mckellen)

Martin Kingsley

Chargehand Dressing Propman

Ray Knight

Adam Kyriakou

Irene Lamb

Casting Director

David Lascelles

Mark Layton

2nd Assistant Director

John Lewis

Mark Lisbon

Ellen Dinerman Little

Executive Producer

Robbie Little

Rebecca Loncraine

Art Department Assistant

Richard Loncraine

David Lowen

Lee Lighting Ltd

Lighting Equipment Supplier

Ron Lyons

Lighting Rigging Crew

Steve Malin

James Manning

Assistant Engineer

Grainne Marmion

Production Executive

Anday Mccarron

Charles Mcdonald

Ian Mckellen

Executive Producer

Ian Mckellen

Ray Meehan

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Liz Michie

Brian Mitchell

Standby Stagehand

Caroline Moore

Production Assistant

Mark Moriarty

2nd Camera Focus Puller

Steve Morphew

Keith Muir

Chargehand Stagehand

Con Murphy

Tim Murphy

Peter Murray

Tony Musk

Brian Neighbour

Assistant Construction Manager

Charlie Noble

Robert Nugent

Senior Special Effects Technician

Mike Nunn

Post-Production Supervisor

Paul Olliver

John Ott

John Palmer

2nd Camera Operator

Nigel Palmer

Daniel Parker

Prosthetics And Ian Mckellen'S Makeup Designer (Animated Extras)

William Parnell

Dialogue Editor

Rajeshree Patel

Assistant Accountant

Ron Pearce

Simon Perry

Rocky Phelan

Huw Phillips

Ron Phillips

Lighting Technician

Keith Pitt

Dressing Propman

Harry Portlock

Gary Powell

Francois Prins

Aviation Consultant

Clive Prior

2nd Camera Clapper Loader

Terry Reece

Adam Richards

Co-Location Manager

Mary Richards

Associate Producer

David Ridout

Butch Roper

Stephen Rose

Chief Hairdresser

Victoria Seale

Music Coordinator (For Cmmp Studios (London))

Roadrunner Film Services

William Shakespeare

Play As Source Material ("Richard Iii")

Lee Sheward

Peter Skehan

Senior Special Effects Technician

Sid Skinner

James Skipsey

Special Effects Assistant

Jocelyn Skottowe

Military Advisor

Albert Smith

Albert Smith

Michael Smith

Dominic Smithers

Production Buyer

Tony Snook

Film Details

Also Known As

Ricardo III

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Historical

Period

War

Release Date

1995

Production Company

Angels the Costumiers; Bapty & Co; Bayly/Pare Productions; British Screen Finance; Brown & Mason Limited; C M M P Studios; C T S Studios; Capital Ambulance & Paramedic Service; D&D International; Eastman Kodak; Facility Vehicles; First Look Pictures; Focus Transport; General Screen Enterprises; Grip House Limited; Interact Sound Limited; International Film Guarantors; J D & C Limited; London Borough Of Camden; Major B Graham; Mayfair International; Mcdonald & Rutter; Nuclear Electric Plc; Robert Storer; Rollins Hudig Hall Limited; Royal Army Medical Corps; Samy's Camera; Set Meals; Shell Uk For The Use Of Shell-Mex House; Steamtown Railway Center; Technicolor; The Moving Picture Company; United Artists Films

Distribution Company

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM ); MGM Distribution Company; Concorde Filmverleih Gmbh; Guild Films Distribution; Les Films De L'Elysee; Lucky Red; MGM Distribution Company; MGM Home Entertainment; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; StudioCanal; Studiocanal

Location

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 44m

Award Nominations

Best Art Direction

1995

Tony Burrough

Best Costume Design

1995

Shuna Harwood

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Completed shooting September 7, 1995.

Began shooting June 27, 1995.

Film was developed in association with Red Rooster Pictures.

Marisa Tomei withdrew as Lady Anne in April 1995.

Shakespeare's play "Richard III" has been adapted to film at least three previous times, including: (USA/1908), (United Kingdom/1955), directed by Laurence Olivier, and (France/1986), directed by Raul Ruiz.

Released in United States Winter December 29, 1995

Expanded Release in United States January 12, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 26, 1996

Expanded Release in United States February 2, 1996

Expanded Release in United States February 9, 1996

Released in United States on Video June 18, 1996

Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.)

Co-winner, along with Yim Ho's "The Sun Has Ears" (China/1996), of the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 1996 Berlin International Film Festival.

Winner of the 1996 Felix Award for Best European Actor of the Year from the European Film Academy.

Released in United States Winter December 29, 1995

Expanded Release in United States January 12, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 19, 1996

Expanded Release in United States January 26, 1996

Expanded Release in United States February 2, 1996

Expanded Release in United States February 9, 1996

Expanded Release in United States February 16, 1996

Released in United States on Video June 18, 1996

Released in United States February 1996

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 15-26, 1996.

Expanded Release in United States February 16, 1996

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