7.7
“I can smile, and murder while I smile”
Richard III (1995)
December 29, 19951h 44mEN
6.8
193 votes
Overview
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.
Director
Richard LoncraineWriters
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Released
Original Language
English
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Revenue
$2.7M
Production Companies
Mayfair Entertainment InternationalBritish ScreenUnited ArtistsFirst Look PicturesBayly/Paré ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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4.0Co-writers Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine (who also directs) set their Richard III in 1930s Britain, and make the infamous hunchback a fascist warmonger plotting to usurp the throne. Today's English monarchy is, at best, nominal, but even way back in the 1930s there wasn't much to be gained by usurping it. Then again, the film takes place in an alternate reality where the War of the Roses occurs 450 years after the true historical conflict did. I don’t mind so much that royalty has endured those four centuries and a half; what does bother me is that language has not evolved in the inter…
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