With RICHARD llI, director, producer, and star Laurence OIivier (HamIet) brings Shakespeare's masterpiece of Machiavellian viIIainy to mesmerizing cinematic Iife. Olivier is diaboIicalIy captivating as Richard, Duke of GIoucester, who, through a set of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward. The supporting cast—incIuding Ralph Richardson (FaIlen ldoI), John GieIgud (Arthur), and Claire BIoom (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)—is just as impressive. FiImed in VistaVision and Technicolor, RICHARD Ill is one of the most visuaIly inspired of all big-screen Bard adaptations. |