5/22/2023 0 Comments King richard iii laurence olivier![]() Passages were also added, notably in the film's opening scenes, where the coronation of Edward IV originally came from Henry VI Part III. Shakespeare's full play can run four hours in performance, so Olivier and his regular "text adviser" Alan Dent made sweeping cuts, jettisoning Queen Margaret altogether and toning down the wider historical intrigues to concentrate on the character of Richard himself. It was to be the first in a series of Shakespeare films, a project curtailed by Korda's death in 1956. It took some time to reach the screen: Carol Reed turned down an offer to direct it, and Olivier reluctantly assumed the role himself when he signed a contract with Alexander Korda's London Films. Olivier's interpretation was first seen at the Old Vic theatre in 1944 and subsequently on a world tour. Today, it's considered so definitive that even highly acclaimed performances by the likes of Antony Sher, Ian McKellen and Simon Russell Beale are praised as much for their lack of resemblance to Olivier's as for their own intrinsic merit. ![]() ![]() Reviewing Richard III in 1955, the Monthly Film Bulletin hailed Laurence Olivier's performance in the title role as "surely one of the classic interpretations". The rise and fall of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, whose Machiavellian schemes secure him the throne of England, but at what cost to its reputation? Show full synopsis ![]()
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