Richard III (1995 film): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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| released = {{film date|df=yes|1995|12|29}}

| runtime = 104 minutes

| country = United Kingdom<br/>United States

| language = English

| budget = £6 million

| gross = $2.7 million

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'''''Richard III''''' is a 1995 British/American [[film adaptation]] of [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Richard III (play)|play of the same name]], directed by [[Richard Loncraine]]. The film adapts the play's story and characters to a setting based on 1930s Britain, with Richard depicted as a [[fascist]] plotting to usurp the throne.

[[Ian McKellen]] portrays the titular [[Richard III of England|Richard]], as well as co-writing the screenplay with Loncraine. The cast also includes [[Annette Bening]] as [[Elizabeth Woodville|Queen Elizabeth]], [[Jim Broadbent]] as the [[Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham|Duke of Buckingham]], [[Robert Downey Jr.]] as [[Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers|Rivers]], [[Kristin Scott Thomas]] as [[Anne Neville]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]] as the [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence|Duke of Clarence]], [[Maggie Smith]] as the [[Cecily Neville, Duchess of York|Duchess of York]], [[John Wood (English actor)|John Wood]] as [[Edward IV of England|King Edward IV]], [[Tim McInnerny]] as Sir [[William Catesby]], and [[Dominic West]] as the [[Henry VII of England|Earl of Richmond]] (the latter's first feature film role).

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