''Richard III'' is a 2007
crime drama film
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written and directed by Scott M. Anderson, set in contemporary
Hollywood
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as a modern-day retelling of
William Shakespeare
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's ''
Richard III
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...
''.
Filming took place over a three-week period in 2005, with post-production taking place in 2006.
The film's world premiere was April 27, 2007, at
World Fest Houston,
where it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for
Penka Kouneva.
Plot
Cast
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David Carradine as
Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
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Sally Kirkland as
Queen Margaret
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María Conchita Alonso as
Queen Elizabeth
* Scott M. Anderson as
Richard III
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...
*
Anne Jeffreys as
Duchess of York
*
Richard Tyson
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as
George, Duke of Clarence
*
Sung Hi Lee as
Anne Neville
Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was List of English royal consorts , Queen of England from 26 June 1483 until her death in 1485 as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard N ...
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Natalie Burn as Natasha
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Marco Sanchez as Richmond
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Mike Muscat as Archbishop
* Daniela Melgoza as
Princess Elizabeth
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Steven Williams as Lord Stanley
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Navid Negahban as Sir
James Tyrrel
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Jennifer Sciole as Margaret
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Miranda Kwok as Portia
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Danny Trejo
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A native of Los Angeles, Tr ...
as Major
* Annie Little as Herbert
*
Tim Storms
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Musical career
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Storms was raised in ...
as Lord Norfolk
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Tyson Sullivan as York Subordinate
* Dee Mas as The York Subordinate and Silloette Fighter/Dancer
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Tammy Barr as Noble daughter
*
Luca Bercovici
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In 1979, as part of Bercovici's earliest involvements in filmmaking, he spent six months in Japan as a dialogue director for the miniseries, ''Shōg ...
as Brackenbury
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Kathleen Davis as Club Goer
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Vincent De Paul
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In 1622, Vincent was appointed as chaplain to the galleys. ...
as Lancaster FBI Guard
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Oliver Goodwill as York Subordinate
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Kym Jackson as Dukes Escort
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Peter Jason
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Earl ...
as Ringside Announcer
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TQ as DJ
* Bruno Oliver as The Keeper
Accolades
In 2007 it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for
Penka Kouneva at the 40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival.
See also
* ''
Richard III
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Boswor ...
''
*
Shakespeare on screen
References
External links
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{{Shakespeare tetralogy
2007 films
Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare
Films based on Richard III (play)
Films set in Los Angeles
2007 crime drama films
American crime drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
Films scored by Penka Kouneva
Cultural depictions of Elizabeth of York
Films about disability
English-language crime drama films
Cultural depictions of Anne Neville
Cultural depictions of Elizabeth Woodville
Cultural depictions of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence