Richard III
film poster
Directed byScott M. Anderson
Written byScott M. Anderson
Based onRichard III
by William Shakespeare
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRuben Russ
Music byPenka Kouneva
Release date
  • April 27, 2007 (2007-04-27) (World Fest Houston)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Richard III is a 2007 crime drama film written and directed by Scott M. Anderson, set in contemporary Hollywood as a modern-day retelling of William Shakespeare's Richard III.[1][2][3]

Filming took place over a three-week period in 2005, with post-production taking place during 2006.[4][5] The film's world premiere was April 27, 2007 at World Fest Houston,[6] where it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for Penka Kouneva.[5]

Plot

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Cast

Reception

In 2007 it won Platinum Awards for 'First Feature Film' for Scott Anderson and 'Best Film Score' for Penka Kouneva[5] at the 40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Meyer, Nicholas (24 February 2014). "Who Cares if Movies Are Historically Accurate?". The Forward. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ Connolly, Annaliese (2013). Richard III: A Critical Reader (illustrated, reprint, annotated ed.). A&C Black. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-1472504968. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ Driver, Martha W.; Ray, Sid (2009). Shakespeare and the Middle Age. McFarland. pp. 42–48. ISBN 978-0786434053. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ Smith, Nancy Ganiard (30 May 2007). "All the World Is Scott Anderson's Stage". Palisadian-Post. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Moorhen, Wendy (2008). "Shakespeare's Richard III: A new film production" (PDF). Ricardian Bulletin. p. 18. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b staff. "40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival". Worldfest Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

External links

William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy
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