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Richard III [videorecording] / United Artists Pictures presents with the participation of British Screen ; a Bayly/Pare production developed in association with First Look Pictures.

McKellen, Ian.; Bening, Annette.; Loncraine, Richard.; Broadbent, Jim.; Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-; Paré, Lisa Katselas.; Bayly, Stephen.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III.; United Artists Corporation.; British Screen.; First Look Pictures.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
1996
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Title
Richard III [videorecording] / United Artists Pictures presents with the participation of British Screen ; a Bayly/Pare production developed in association with First Look Pictures.
Created/published
Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM/UA Home Video, [1996], ©1995.
Description
1 videocassette (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Associated name
McKellen, Ian.
Bening, Annette.
Loncraine, Richard.
Broadbent, Jim.
Downey, Robert, Jr., 1965-
Paré, Lisa Katselas.
Bayly, Stephen.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III.
United Artists Corporation.
British Screen.
First Look Pictures.
MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
Summary
An updated, 20th century version of Shakespeare's classic play. Set in 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of a new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself at any price.
Note
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Videocassette recording of the 1995 motion picture.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Credits
Directed by Richard Loncraine.
Produced by Lisa Katselas Pare & Stephen Bayly ; Executive producers: Ellen Dinerman Little, Ian McKellan, Joe Simon, & Maria Apodiacos ;
Screenplay, Ian McKellan & Richard Loncraine ; based on a stage production by Richard Eyre ; music, Trevor Jones.
Cast
Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey, Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, John Wood.
System details
VHS.
Genre/form
Film adaptations.

Call number
VCR 122

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