Looking for Richard (1996)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Al Pacino

Writers:

William Shakespeare (play)
Al Pacino (narration) ...

Release Date:

11 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Drama

Tagline:

A four hundred year old work-in-progress.

Plot:

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."

Plot Keywords:

Interview | Rehearsal | Theater | Stratford Upon Avon | Queen Of England

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Penelope Allen	...	Herself / Queen Elizabeth
Gordon MacDonald	...	Himself / Dorset
Madison Arnold	...	Himself / Rivers
Vincent Angell	...	Himself / Grey
Harris Yulin	...	Himself / King Edward
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself / Duke of Clarence
Al Pacino	...	Himself / Richard III
Timmy Prairie	...	Prince Edward
Landon Prairie	...	Young Prince
Kevin Conway	...	Himself / Hastings
Larry Bryggman	...	Himself / Lord Stanley
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself / Earl of Buckingham
Estelle Parsons	...	Margaret
Winona Ryder	...	Lady Anne
Phil Parolisi	...	Halberd / Messenger

Also Known As:

À Procura de Ricardo III (Portugal) [pt]
À la recherche de Richard (Canada: French title) [fr]
À la recherche de Richard III (France) (TV title) [fr]
Al Pacino's Looking for Richard (Germany) [de]
Anazitontas ton Richard (Greece) [el]
En busca de Ricardo III (Venezuela) [es]
I väntan på Richard (Sweden) [sv]
Looking for Richard (Spain) [es]
Looking for Richard (France) [fr]
Ricardo III - Um Ensaio (Brazil) [pt]
Riccardo III - un uomo, un re (Italy) [it]
Richard nyomában (Hungary) [hu]
Richard'i ararken (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sposób na Szekspira (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

112 min | USA:111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Italy:T | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK

Company:

Chal Productions

Trivia:

All the actors that appear in the film, all worked for scale in which at one point Alec Baldwin jokingly admitted during the film "Here I am working for forty bucks a day and have all the donuts you can eat".

Quotes:

Richard III: I'll have her, but I will not keep her long.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Return To..: Airport (#1.6)" (2008)

Great Great Great

Who would have thought that an Italian from New York City could play Richard the 3rd. ? Al Pacino is marvellous as he searches the stage and beyond for the true Richard the 3rd. Kevin Spacey, Winonna Ryder, and Alex Baldwin are just some who join him in the journey as he wonders the streets of New York and London for the true love of Shakespeare.