Looking for Richard
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81% Rotten Tomatoes Language English Duration Language English | 7.4/10 IMDb 3/4 Roger Ebert Genre Documentary, Drama Initial DVD release June 19, 2007 Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 11, 1996 (US) Cast Al Pacino (Himself/Richard III), (Herself/Lady Anne), (Himself/Earl of Buckingham), (Himself/Duke of Clarence), (Richmond), (Himself/King Edward)Similar movies An Age of Kings , The Wars of the Roses , Romeo + Juliet , Macbeth , Robin Hood , The Hollow Crown: Henry V Tagline A four hundred year old work-in-progress. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Looking for richard 1996 trailer
Looking for Richard is a 1996 documentary film directed by Al Pacino. The film is Pacino's directorial debut. It is both a performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare's Richard III and a broader examination of Shakespeare's continuing role and relevance in popular culture. The film was featured at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996 and it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
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Pacino plays both himself and the title character. The movie guides the audience through the play's plot and historical background. Pacino and several fellow actors, including Penelope Allen and Harris Yulin, act out scenes from the play.
In addition, the actors comment on their roles. Pacino also features other actors famous for performing Shakespeare, such as Vanessa Redgrave, Kenneth Branagh, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi, James Earl Jones, and Kevin Kline. Pacino includes interviews with Shakespeare scholars and ordinary people on the street.
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