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03/26/09
Richard III (1955)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:11
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 41 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Amid the Wars of the Roses in England, ruling monarch Edward IV's lame, misshapen brother Richard schemes to ascend the throne. Richard turns the king against their other brother, the Duke of... [More]
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud
Director: Laurence Olivier
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Reviews for Richard III
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Top CriticThis filmed record of Olivier's Richard has intimidated generations of actors -- how can they hope to compete with an interpretation both so brilliant and so familiar to audiences?
07/09/08
Top CriticLaurence Olivier's classic rendition (1956) of Shakespeare's total villain contains one of his most engaging performances and reveals some of his best spatial manipulation of action.
07/09/08
Top CriticIt becomes almost laughable when it tries to transcend its own timidity in the dramatic climaxes.
06/24/06
Top CriticNo review available.
06/16/05
No review available.
03/27/04
Olivier's is a turgid rendition with little regard for how the medium of cinema might lend alternative perspectives to the text.
03/17/04
Top CriticThe quality of production was superb, and a viewer had a true sense of pageantry and court grandeur.
03/17/04
Top Critichow can you not dig a movie that offers John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson on top of Olivier?
02/21/04
No review available.
10/31/03
Esta grandiosa produção traz Olivier em uma performance inesquecível. Infelizmente, como diretor, Olivier não conseguiu evitar que a narrativa soasse excessivamente teatral.
09/08/03
No review available.
09/07/02
No review available.
07/29/02
Well worth seeing.
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