Richard III (2007 film)

Richard III
film poster
Directed by	Scott M. Anderson
Written by	Scott M. Anderson
Based on	Richard III by William Shakespeare
Produced by	David Carradine Scott M. Anderson
Starring	Scott M. Anderson David Carradine Danny Trejo Richard Tyson Anne Jeffreys María Conchita Alonso Sung Hi Lee
Cinematography	Ruben Russ
Music by	Penka Kouneva
Release date	April 27, 2007 (2007-04-27)(World Fest Houston)
Country	United States
Language	English

Richard III is a 2007 crime drama film written and directed by Scott M. Anderson, set in contemporary Hollywood as a modern-day retelling of William Shakespeare's Richard III . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Filming took place over a three-week period in 2005, with post-production taking place in 2006. ^{[4] [5]} The film's world premiere was April 27, 2007, at World Fest Houston, ^[6] where it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for Penka Kouneva. ^[5]

Cast

• David Carradine as Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
• Sally Kirkland as Queen Margaret
• María Conchita Alonso as Queen Elizabeth
• Scott M. Anderson as Richard III
• Anne Jeffreys as Duchess of York
• Richard Tyson as George, Duke of Clarence
• Sung Hi Lee as Anne Neville
• Natalie Burn as Natasha
• Marco Sanchez as Richmond
• Mike Muscat as Archbishop
• Daniela Melgoza as Princess Elizabeth
• Steven Williams as Lord Stanley
• Navid Negahban as Sir James Tyrrel
• Jennifer Sciole as Margaret
• Miranda Kwok as Portia
• Danny Trejo as Major
• Annie Little as Herbert
• Tim Storms as Lord Norfolk
• Tyson Sullivan as York Subordinate
• Dee Mas as The York Subordinate and Silloette Fighter/Dancer
• Tammy Barr as Noble daughter
• Luca Bercovici as Brackenbury
• Kathleen Davis as Club Goer
• Vincent De Paul as Lancaster FBI Guard
• Oliver Goodwill as York Subordinate
• Kym Jackson as Dukes Escort
• Peter Jason as Ringside Announcer
• TQ as DJ
• Bruno Oliver as The Keeper

Accolades

In 2007 it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for Penka Kouneva ^[5] at the 40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival. ^[6]

See also

• Richard III
• Shakespeare on screen

References

1. Meyer, Nicholas (24 February 2014). "Who Cares if Movies Are Historically Accurate?". The Forward . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
2. Connolly, Annaliese (2013). Richard III: A Critical Reader (illustrated, reprint, annotated ed.). A&C Black. pp. 159–160. ISBN   978-1472504968 . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. Driver, Martha W.; Ray, Sid (2009). Shakespeare and the Middle Age. McFarland. pp. 42–48. ISBN   978-0786434053 . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
4. Smith, Nancy Ganiard (30 May 2007). "All the World Is Scott Anderson's Stage". Palisadian-Post . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
5. Moorhen, Wendy (2008). "Shakespeare's Richard III: A new film production" (PDF). Ricardian Bulletin. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
6. staff. "40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival". Worldfest Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

External links

• Richard III at IMDb