Richard III (1955)
Richard's military skills have helped to put his older brother Edward on the throne of England. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Laurence Olivier
Written By: William Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier, David Garrick, Colley Cibber
Starring: John Gielgud, Michael Gough, Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Richardson, John Laurie, Claire Bloom, Esmond Knight, Pamela Brown, Helen Haye, Nicholas Hannen, Mary Kerridge
Country: UK
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Richard III belongs to 28 collections
1. Criterion Collection (collaborative: moderated by caffe - 167 stars)
2. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (collaborative: moderated by theficionado - 32 stars)
3. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (collaborative - 22 stars)
4. Shakespeare Adaptation (collaborative: moderated by Shmendrek - 13 stars)
5. Shakespeare (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 8 stars)
6. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
7. Director/star combination (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
8. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2007 revision) (collaborative: moderated by Scottathon - 4 stars)
9. Criterion Art House Essentials (public: asperastrum - 4 stars)
10. They Shoot Pictures ex-Top 1,000 (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 3 stars)
11. British Classic Films with good ratings (pre-70s) (collaborative: moderated by 90sCoffee - 3 stars)
12. Criterion Collection (Blu-ray and 4K) (public: PepeCamello - 3 stars)
13. read & see (public: ehk2 - 2 stars)
14. Royalty (collaborative: moderated by CCLZA - 1 star)
15. BAFTA Award for Best British Film (Nominees) (collaborative: moderated by ellinikos - 1 star)
16. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
17. Sight and Sound 2002 (Single Vote) (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 1 star)
18. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
19. Cinetheque (public: allegreller - 1 star)
20. Monarch (collaborative: moderated by Grit)
21. BAFTA Best film (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy)
22. Best British Films (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika)
23. Audio (collaborative: moderated by davidysteph)
24. Costume Dramas: Elizabethan Era (1558-1603) (public: monocle)
25. My DVD Collection (public: balseiros)
26. Films Dunstan Owns (public: Dunstan-xxx)
27. Blu-Rays (public: katatonic)
28. Backlog 1954/55 (public: caffe)
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| Date | User | Rating | |
| Dec 13, 2020 |  |
driscarpin | 85 78th |
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Ricardo III estreava há 65 anos em Londres. Não sei se meu vilão shakespereano favorito é o Iago ou o Ricardo III, enquanto o primeiro pode ser apenas um neurótico mesquinho, Richard é a encarnação da psicopatia e aqui temos uma ótima transposição de sua vileza. Se esta adaptação não atinge o status de obra-prima que é o Hamlet do Olivier, tampouco deixa de ser um trabalho memorável que de cara já nos deixa de joelhos com aquele monólogo em plano-sequência que abre o filme. P
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| Nov 01, 2015 |  |
loc42 | 55 32nd |
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Despite being a well done job in the technical sense and its grandiose style which combines low shots and long speeches with great spatial depth, I find it extremely dull and too theatrical. It seemed that all the characters besides Richard were one-dimensional and they had no peculiarity at all. Apart from that it is a moralist tale which tries to reveal the evil and insecurity in totalitarian regimes, so we should all hail liberal democracy and Queen of England :)
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| Oct 25, 2015 |  |
Gnalkhere | 90 91st |
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This adaptation made me realize that Richard III is my favourite play of Shakespeare's.
Of course Olivier would do that
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| Apr 25, 2014 | glm01 | 78 58th |
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78.000
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| Mar 15, 2014 |  |
graveyardtan | 75 44th |
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Overly confusing adaptation, in which most of the entertainment value comes from unintentionally humorous moments of melodrama.
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| Jan 22, 2014 |  |
karamazov. | 9 10th |
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Completely incompetent "film-"making and appallingly ugly photography.
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| Sep 22, 2013 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 50 7th |
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I understand the supposed appeal: Shakespeare's language, Olivier's performance, technicolour sets and royal intrigue. To me it's a tedious drawn out film where none of the intrigue is actually interesting, the visuals are garish and Olivier's performance is way over-the-top and uninteresting. The dialogue has some appeal, but even it doesn't charm me.
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| Dec 13, 2012 |  |
purgatos | 55 24th |
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I forgot why I dislike Olivier, but this reminded me. He doesn't seem to know what a movie is, there's nothing here that wouldn't be done just as well, or better, in a stage production. The tone is so serious as to feel emotionally hollow and feels like Olivier only cares about how the words sound. The costuming and make-up looks largely terrible on camera. Love this play but I struggled hard to make it through this film.
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| Aug 10, 2012 | charlotte149 | 70 49th |
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Blockbuster
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| Oct 27, 2011 | glm | 78 61st |
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77.500
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| Mar 15, 2011 |  |
SlrSoapbox | 60 24th |
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There is a point where costume and makeup designs are just so poorly thought out as to be distracting. I didn't think, "What a great actor!" while watching Olivier. I thought, "Jesus that friggin' nose and that friggin' hair and that friggin' fur hat..."
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| Apr 29, 2010 | NadiH | 76 34th |
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acting styles must have changed a lot since Olivier's time. I comment not as much on Olivier (who seems the most contemporary and "good" in this film) as I do on the terrible performances from Gielgud and Richardson. They were the two actor's on Olivier's level at this time in terms of classical British acting and they are like wood - no emotional connection. Also the cuts suck - he keeps in some boring stuff and cuts the richard / elizabeth scene and clarence's death.
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| Feb 20, 2010 |  |
chadisdanger | 83 74th |
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The production values here certainly lean toward the gaudy and artificial. Big colorful costumes, gigantic and blocky sets, Olivier's wacky makeup (that nose!). But oh how I love that Vistavision, that Technicolor. And Olivier is so clearly having a great time with the material, perfectly content with chewing scenery rather than exploring Richard's subtle depths. A long but engaging cartoon epic.
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| May 25, 2008 |  |
Attached Eon | 55 33rd |
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in this day and age, shakespeare needs to be read and discussed before you go out and see it. trying to follow this movie cold, without knowing the story beforehand, caused me actual physical pain. maybe i'll give it another try after I read the play.
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| Mar 02, 2008 | theyshoot07 | 60 36th |
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# 792
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| May 21, 2007 |  |
Stain | 0 8th |
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Sorry, but this is so stiff and artificial, even though we've all been told and told and told that that's the high tone. Like, ZZZZZZZ, dude
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| Mar 30, 2007 |  |
FoolioM | 98 85th |
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Take cover, take aim, take over.
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| Average Percentile 56.76% from 162 Ratings |  |