Richard III

1995 film by Richard Loncraine
Movie film Q2501468
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Summary

Richard III is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,384 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Film Award for Best Actor[3]
  • Director: Richard Loncraine[4]
  • Screenwriter: Ian McKellen[5], Richard Loncraine[6]
  • Composer: Trevor Jones[7]
  • Genre: drama film[8], dystopian film[9]
  • Based on: Richard III[10]
  • Cast member: Ian McKellen[11], Annette Bening[12], Jim Broadbent[13], Robert Downey Jr.[14], Nigel Hawthorne[15], Kristin Scott Thomas[16], Maggie Smith[17], Dominic West[18], Adrian Dunbar[19], Jim Carter[20], John Wood[21], Stacey Kent[22], Edward Hardwicke[23], Tim McInnerny[24]
  • Producer: Stephen Bayly[25], Lisa Katselas Paré[26]
  • Depicts: Richard III[27]
  • Production company: United Artists[28]
  • Director of photography: Peter Biziou[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 96%[32], 8.1/10[33], 86/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1995[37], March 14, 1996[38], December 29, 1995[39], January 19, 1996[40], April 26, 1996[41]
  • Characters: Richard III of England[42], Elizabeth Woodville[43], Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham[44], Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers[45], Anne Neville[46], Cecily Neville, Duchess of York[47], Edward IV of England[48], George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence[49], James Tyrrell[50], Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby[51], William Catesby[52], William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings[53], Henry VII of England[54], Thomas Bourchier[55]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[56]
  • Narrative location: United Kingdom[57], England[58]

Why It Matters

Richard III has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Richard III receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Actor[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Set in period → 1930s
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