Richard III
— Conscience is a word that cowards use.
1955
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Richard III
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Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
Countries:
GB
Languages:
English, Latin
Content Rating:
NR
Runtime:
2hrs 35min
Status:
Released
Release date:
1955-12-13
Release format:
Theater
I want to preface this by making it clear I'm not well studied in Shakespeare. I'm familiar with his more popular works (Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet) but not at all familiar with "the deep cuts." I watched this because I've heard great things about Laurence Olivier's performance as the titular character. Indeed, I was not let down by that, but there wasn't much else for me here. My biggest problem came from the dialogue. Difficult (for me) to understand due to the typical Shakespearean dialogue, I found myself lost and missing many key plot points. I feel like for me to truly appreciate this work for what it is, I'll need to read and study the play. If I ever get around to doing that, I'll circle back around to watching this again and hopefully have a higher rating for it.