Richard III (Blu-ray + DVD)

Directed by Richard Loncraine

Starring: Dennis Lill, Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Nigel Hawthorne, Maggie Smith, John Wood, Jim Carter, Dominic West, Bill Paterson, Adrian Dunbar, Tim McInnerny, Michael Elphick, Kristin Scott Thomas
Contributors: Richard Eyre, Richard Loncraine, Ian McKellen, Lisa Katselas Paré, Stephen Bayly, Trevor Jones, Peter Biziou
Studio: BFI
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 20 Jun 2016
Originally Issued: 1995
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 104 minutes

Description

Ian McKellen stars in the title role of this adaptation of Shakespeare's play, based in an alternative, fascist England. After a bloody civil war in 1930s England, between the House of Lancaster and the House of York, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, lays his claim to the English throne amid the turmoil. The deformed monarch-apparent uses all of his sinister guile to plot and murder his way to power, each bloody action taking its toll on his family and friends until he has to stand and fight one last battle.

The cast also includes Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr, Maggie Smith and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Trailers
• Interviews: Ian McKellen (Actor), Richard Loncraine (Director)
• Commentary: Ian McKellen (Actor), Richard Loncraine (Director)
• Making Of Documentary
• Other Documentary: 'Play the Devil - Making Richard III', 'Shakespeare On Stage, Screen and Elsewhere With Ian McKellen'