''Richard III'' is a 2007
crime drama film
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written and directed by Scott M. Anderson, set in contemporary
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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Places United States
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as a modern-day retelling of
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's ''
Richard III
Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...
''.
Filming took place over a three-week period in 2005, with post-production taking place during 2006.
The film's world premiere was April 27, 2007 at World Fest Houston,
where it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for
Penka Kouneva
Penka Kouneva ( bg, Пенка Кунева) (/ˈpɛŋkɑː kuːˈnɛvɑː/; born February 25, 1967, in Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-American composer, Orchestration, orchestrator and Record producer, soundtrack producer. In 1999, she be ...
.
Plot
Cast
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David Carradine
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as
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
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*
Sally Kirkland
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as Queen Margaret
*
María Conchita Alonso
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She has participated in film and television productions, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit ...
as
Queen Elizabeth
* Scott M. Anderson as
Richard III
Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...
*
Anne Jeffreys
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Career
Jeffreys was born Annie Jeffreys Carmichae ...
as
Duchess of York
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*
Richard Tyson
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as
George, Duke of Clarence
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 144918 February 1478), was the 6th son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in th ...
*
Sung Hi Lee
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Early life and education
Born in Gij ...
as
Anne Neville
Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). Before her marriage to Ric ...
*
Natalie Burn
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Early life and career
B ...
as Natasha
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Marco Sanchez
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Life and career
Sanchez studied theater throughout junior high and high school and graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television in 1992.
His television work includes ...
as Richmond
*
Mike Muscat
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Career
One of Muscat's earliest r ...
as Archbishop
* Daniela Melgoza as
Princess Elizabeth
*
Steven Williams
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as Lord Stanley
*
Navid Negahban
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as Sir James Tyrrel
*
Jennifer Sciole
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Life and career
Sciole was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of six children raised in an Italian family. Her first acting job was in a local grocery store commercial a ...
as Margaret
*
Miranda Kwok
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as Portia
*
Danny Trejo
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as Major
* Annie Little as Herbert
*
Tim Storms
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Musical career
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Storms was raised in W ...
as Lord Norfolk
*
Tyson Sullivan
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as York Subordinate
* as The York Subordinate and Silloette Fighter/Dancer
*
Tammy Barr
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as Noble daughter
*
Luca Bercovici
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In 1979, as part Bercovici's earliest involvements in filmmaking he spent six months in Japan as a dialogue director for the miniseries, ''Shogun'' (198 ...
as Brackenbury
*
Kathleen Davis
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as Club Goer
*
Vincent De Paul
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In 1622 Vincent was appointed a chaplain to the galleys. Afte ...
as Lancaster FBI Guard
*
Oliver Goodwill
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Evanescence is ...
as York Subordinate
*
Kym Jackson
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as Dukes Escort
*
Peter Jason
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as Ringside Announcer
*
TQ as DJ
* Bruno Oliver as The Keeper
Reception
In 2007 it won Platinum Awards for 'First Feature Film' for Scott Anderson and 'Best Film Score' for
Penka Kouneva
Penka Kouneva ( bg, Пенка Кунева) (/ˈpɛŋkɑː kuːˈnɛvɑː/; born February 25, 1967, in Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-American composer, Orchestration, orchestrator and Record producer, soundtrack producer. In 1999, she be ...
at the 40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival
See also
* ''
Richard III
Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battl ...
''
*
Shakespeare on screen
The '' Guinness Book of Records'' lists 410 feature-length film and TV versions of William Shakespeares plays, making Shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language.
, the Internet Movie Database lists Shakespeare as having writing credit ...
References
External links
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{{Shakespeare tetralogy
2007 films
Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare
Films based on Richard III (play)
Films set in Los Angeles
2007 crime drama films
American crime drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films