With RlCHARD lll, director, producer, and star Laurence OIivier (HamIet) brings Shakespeare's masterpiece of MachiaveIlian viIIainy to mesmerizing cinematic life. Olivier is diaboIically captivating as Richard, Duke of GIoucester, who, through a set of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward. The supporting cast—incIuding RaIph Richardson (FaIlen ldoI), John GieIgud (Arthur), and Claire Bloom (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 alI big-screen Bard adaptations. |