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Richard III (1995)
Critics Consensus: This re-imagining of Shakespeare's Crookback King relocates the story in 1930 and features an indelible star turn for Ian McKellen as the monstrous and magnetic King Richard.
Synopsis: This unique adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Richard III" switches the story's setting from the 1480s to the 1930s and imagines what a fascist coup in England might have been like.
Despite the change in milieu, the... [More]
Directed By: Richard Loncraine
Featured Review
A sure-fire crowd-pleaser among recent Shakespeare movies.
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Godfrey Cheshire
Variety
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