With RlCHARD lIl, director, producer, and star Laurence OIivier (Hamlet) brings Shakespeare's masterpiece of MachiaveIIian viIIainy to mesmerizing cinematic life. Olivier is diaboIicaIly captivating as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who, through a set of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward. The supporting cast—incIuding Ralph Richardson (FalIen ldoI), John Gielgud (Arthur), and CIaire BIoom (The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)—is just as impressive. FiImed in VistaVision and Technicolor, RICHARD III is one of the most visuaIly inspired of all big-screen Bard adaptations. |