

Looking for Richard
A four hundred year old work-in-progress.
Genres
Overview
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1408575
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1996-10-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
141
Vote Average
6.8
Al Pacino
Self / Richard III
Winona Ryder
Self / Lady Anne
Kevin Spacey
Self / Earl of Buckingham
Alec Baldwin
Self / Duke of Clarence
Aidan Quinn
Richmond
Harris Yulin
Self / King Edward
Penelope Allen
Self / Queen Elizabeth
Kenneth Branagh
Self - Interviewee
Kevin Kline
Self - Interviewee
James Earl Jones
Self - Interviewee
Rosemary Harris
Self - Interviewee
Peter Brook
Self - Interviewee
Derek Jacobi
Self - Interviewee
John Gielgud
Self - Interviewee
Vanessa Redgrave
Self - Interviewee
F. Murray Abraham
Self
Neal Jones
Messenger
Gordon MacDonald
Dorset
Madison Arnold
Rivers
Vincent Angell
Grey
Timmy Prairie
Prince Edward
Landon Prairie
Young Prince
Kevin Conway
Hastings
Larry Bryggman
Lord Stanley
Estelle Parsons
Margaret
Phil Parolisi
Halberd/Messenger
Bruce MacVittie
1st Murderer
Paul Guilfoyle
2nd Murderer
Richard Cox
Catesby
Julie Moret
Mistress Shore
Frederic Kimball
Bishop of Ely
Daniel von Bargen
Ratcliffe
James Colby
Lovell
Ira Lewis
Tyrell
Luke Toma
Messenger
André Sogliuzzo
Messenger
Marlon Pollick
Soldier
Hayley Barr
Self
Gil Bellows
Self
Don Berry
Self
Nicholas Berry
Self
Robin Berry
Self
Kate Burton
Self
Dominic Chianese
Self
Johann Carlo
Self
Joyce Ebert
Self
Paul Gleason
Self
Esther Gregory
Self
Clare Holman
Self
Linda Iannella
Self
Elaine Kory
Self
Damien Leake
Self
Viveca Lindfors
Self
Judith Malina
Self
Michael Maloney
Self
Jaime Sánchez
Self
David Saltzman
Self
Linda Selman
Self
Ed Setrakian
Self
Kyle Smyth
Self
Heathcote Williams
Self
Emrys Jones
Self - Interviewee
Barbara Everett
Self - Interviewee
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