Producer-director-screenwriter-star Laurence Olivier created a cinematic masterpiece “Richard III,” adapted from the play by William Shakespeare. Sir Larry was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, the sole Oscar nod for this movie. His performance as Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, who later became King Richard III, is considered by many to be the best of his career in film.
Olivier was also in charge on the creative end, cutting out whole scenes of the play for the movie, which was still quite lengthy at two hours and forty-one minutes running time. He also assembled a cast of British theater talent: Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Laurence Naismith, Norman Wooland, Paul Huson, Andy Shine, Pamela Brown, and Alec Clune. “Richard III” was very popular at the box office for London Films.
Richard III (1955)
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Producer-director-screenwriter-star Laurence Olivier created a cinematic masterpiece “Richard III,” adapted from the play by William Shakespeare. Sir Larry was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, the sole Oscar nod for this movie. His performance as Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, who later became King Richard III, is considered by many to be the best of his career in film.
Olivier was also in charge on the creative end, cutting out whole scenes of the play for the movie, which was still quite lengthy at two hours and forty-one minutes running time. He also assembled a cast of British theater talent: Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Laurence Naismith, Norman Wooland, Paul Huson, Andy Shine, Pamela Brown, and Alec Clune. “Richard III” was very popular at the box office for London Films.