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Richard The Third Movie Ian Mckellen. Richard III Ian McKellen Photo (40847908) Fanpop Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in Conversation Richard III is a 1995 period drama film, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name, directed by Richard Loncraine.The film adapts the play's story and characters to a setting based on 1930s Great Britain, with Richard depicted as a fascist plotting to usurp the throne.

Sir Ian McKellen, long recognized as Great Britain's foremost Shakespearean actor, triumphs in one of the theatre's richest and most challenging roles in this unique screen version of RICHARD III Co-written by McKellen with director Richard Loncraine, the reworking is notable for the detail applied to its vision of alternate reality, in which British history is intermingled with Nazi iconography and famous London landmarks are reimagined - or occasionally even relocated (Battersea Power Station is transplanted to the Kentish coast).

BBC Shakespeare Lives, Sir Ian McKellen on Shakespeare's Richard III from the BFI

Watch at home and immerse yourself in this movie's story anytime Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine in Conversation is Earl Rivers Nigel Hawthorne is Clarence Kristin Scott Thomas is Lady Anne Maggie Smith is the Duchess of York

Ian McKellen Richard III Reviews. Ian McKellen first became intrigued with the idea of bringing a new interpretation of RICHARD III to the screen while still thrilling theatre audiences with his performance in the Royal National Theatre's world tour of the play Movies TV Ads Music Videos L & B Production stills Agent Richard III "The 'fascist' staging could have been hackneyed, but Loncraine carries it off superbly as the showcase for action-thriller noir"

BBC Shakespeare Lives, Sir Ian McKellen on Shakespeare's Richard III from the BFI. "I've spent most of my acting career in the theatre," McKellen notes. 'Richard III' stars Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr.