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Looking for Richard
Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard

A four hundred year old work-in-progress.

Genres

Documentary

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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."

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.755/10

Release Date

11 October 1996

Country

United States of America

Cast

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Self / Richard III

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Self / Lady Anne

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Self / Earl of Buckingham

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Self / Duke of Clarence

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Richmond

Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin

Self / King Edward

Penelope Allen

Penelope Allen

Self / Queen Elizabeth

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Self - Interviewee

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Self - Interviewee

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Self - Interviewee

Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Self - Interviewee

Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Self - Interviewee

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Self - Interviewee

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Self - Interviewee

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Self - Interviewee

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Self

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