Looking for Richard (1996)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Al Pacino

Writers:

William Shakespeare (play)
Al Pacino (narration) ...
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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
Bruce MacVittie	...	1st Murderer
Paul Guilfoyle	...	2nd Murderer
Richard Cox	...	Catesby
Julie Moret	...	Mistress Shore
Frederic Kimball	...	Bishop of Ely
Daniel von Bargen	...	Ratcliffe (as Dan von Bargen)
James Colby	...	Lovel
Ira Lewis	...	Tyrell
Aidan Quinn	...	Richmond
Neal Jones	...	Messenger
Luke Toma	...	Messenger
André Sogliuzzo	...	Messenger
Marlon Pollick	...	Soldier
F. Murray Abraham	...	Himself
Hayley Barr	...	Herself
Gil Bellows	...	Himself
Don Berry	...	Himself
Nicholas Berry	...	Himself
Robin Berry	...	Himself
Kate Burton	...	Herself
Dominic Chianese	...	Himself
Johann Carlo	...	Herself
Joyce Ebert	...	Herself
Paul Gleason	...	Himself
Esther Gregory	...	Herself
Clare Holman	...	Herself
Linda Iannella Scott	...	Herself
Elaine Kory	...	Herself
Damien Leake	...	Himself
Viveca Lindfors	...	Herself
Judith Malina	...	Herself
Michael Maloney	...	Himself
Jaime Sánchez	...	Himself
David Saltzman	...	Himself
Linda Selman	...	Herself
Ed Setrakian	...	Himself
Kyle Smyth	...	Himself
Heathcote Williams	...	Himself
Kenneth Branagh	...	Himself (Interview)
Kevin Kline	...	Himself (Interview)
James Earl Jones	...	Himself (Interview)
Rosemary Harris	...	Herself (Interview)
Emrys Jones	...	Himself (Interview)
Peter Brook	...	Himself (Interview)
Barbara Everett	...	Herself (Interview)
Derek Jacobi	...	Himself (Interview)
John Gielgud	...	Himself (Interview)
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Herself (Interview)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Bulleit	...	Lord Ellis (uncredited)
Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll	...	Richmond Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Hadge	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Al Pacino

Writing credits
William Shakespeare		(play "The Tragedy of Richard the Third")
Al Pacino		(narration) &
Frederic Kimball		(narration)

Produced by
James Bulleit	....	line producer
Michael Hadge	....	producer
Al Pacino	....	producer
William Teitler	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Robert Leacock

Film Editing by
William A. Anderson
Ned Bastille
Pasquale Buba
Andre Ross Betz

Casting by
Alison E. McBryde

Art Direction by
Kevin Ritter

Costume Design by
Yvonne Blake
Aude Bronson-Howard
Deborah Lynn Scott

Makeup Department
John Caglione Jr.	....	makeup artist
Lynn Campbell	....	makeup artist
Sue Forrest Chambers	....	makeup artist
Michael Laudati	....	makeup artist
Craig Lyman	....	makeup artist
Vera Mitchell	....	hair stylist
Michael Moore	....	hair stylist
James Post	....	hair stylist
Alan E. Schubert	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Zilla Clinton	....	production manager
Dale Overton	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rick Lang	....	first assistant director
Michael Newman	....	second assistant director
Jon C. Scheide	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Eugene Gearty	....	sound effects editor
Sean Huff	....	assistant sound editor
Skip Lievsay	....	sound effects supervisor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Bruce Pross	....	foley artist
Fred Rosenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Stuart Stanley	....	foley artist
Philip Stockton	....	sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley artist
Nicholas Renbeck	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Carl Fullerton	....	special effects
Christopher Gilman	....	special effects (as Chris Gilman)
Paul Hained	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
David Lingenfelser	....	digital effects supervisor: Furious FX (digital restoration)
Sean O'Connor	....	digital restoration supervisor: Furious FX
Tiffany Smith	....	digital restoration producer: Furious FX
Amy W. Wong	....	digital compositor (digital restoration)
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: digital restoration, Furious FX (restored version) (uncredited)
Bob Wiatr	....	digital effects compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Brian Burrows	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator
Tom Elliott	....	stunt double: Al Pacino
Gary Epper	....	stunts
Gary Gery	....	stunts
Clifford Happy	....	stunts (as Cliff Happy)
Kim Kahana Jr.	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
David Walling	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Bucher	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Armstrong	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen C. Confer	....	additional director of photography (as Steve Confer)
Anthony Hardwick	....	assistant camera
Nina Kellgren	....	additional director of photography
Jon Kranhouse	....	additional director of photography
Charles Libin	....	gaffer
John Romeo	....	assistant camera
Robert Sands	....	additional assistant camera
Lewis D. Wheeler	....	additional camera operator
Paul Colangelo	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Miles Cook	....	additional director of photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rachelle Anthony	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Kathy LaCommare	....	assistant editor
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production coordinator
John Mollura	....	assistant editor
Jeremy Strong	....	editorial intern
Lateefah Torrence	....	apprentice editor
Lewis D. Wheeler	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Robert Cotnoir	....	music coordinator
Tod Holcomb	....	music editor
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Howard Shore	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Bryce Guy Williams	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Greg D'Angelo	....	production assistant
John DiRe	....	title designer
Val Ericson	....	wrangler
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant
Tim Judge	....	executive assistant: Al Pacino
Tim Judge	....	production coordinator
Barbara Kelly	....	wrangler
Ralph Kelly	....	wrangler
John Merriman	....	betacam operator
Patrick Mignano	....	location manager
Paul Reagan	....	wrangler
Jakob Trollbeck	....	title designer
Rudy Ugland	....	wrangler
Cathy Ward	....	production coordinator
Jason John Cicalese	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks
Carl Goldstein	....	special thanks
John Hay	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Chal Productions
• Jam Productions
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (Spain)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (1997) (Netherlands) (video)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Other Companies

• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

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:

Pacino originally wanted to make a straight film of the play, as opposed to a documentary, but he discovered that he would not be able to top Laurence Olivier's 1955 version.

Quotes:

Lady Anne: To take is not to give.

Movie Connections:

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

Shakespeare to the "common man."

Al Pacino brings Shakespeare to the common man in this documentary exploring the complexities of Richard III. If you can get past the insinuation that the "every day ordinary man (or woman)" is too slow to understand the intricacies of Shakespeare, you are left with quite an interesting, entertaining film. I have to be honest and say that many people do find Shakespeare a little bewildering, and tackling Richard III, one of his deepest, confusing plays, is no easy task. Therefore, let down your guard, and let the actors and scholars give us their interpretation of this most fascinating play. I found much irony in this simple effort, which made the film all the more enjoyable. In telling us of a story of a man, who wants so badly to become king as to betray all those he knows and loves, we learn the story of a singular, power hungry man, with an urge to rule his people. In his own admission, Pacino himself is on a quest to be the ultimate monarch of his own film, and tell us all, us commoners, the true meaning of this classic work. Whether or not the parallel is intentional, I don't know, but it still makes for interesting story telling. And the ultimate irony of all is that some of the deepest and most intelligent quotes come from interviews with Joe Q. Public; the man on the street.