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DVD 2005

Depicts the cast and crew of Al Pacino's production of Shakespeare's Richard III through rehearsals and the behind-the-scenes processes that go into creating characters and mounting a production.

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Melodrama

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III Dramatic production

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Adaptation -- Feature Documentary films Feature films Melodrama -- Feature Nonfiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Pacino, an actor's vision

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Edition:

Widescreen edition

Description:

1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby digital 5.1
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG-13, for brief strong language and some scenes of violence

Notes:

Based on Richard III by William Shakespeare
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996
Anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation
Special features: Film prologue with Al Pacino; epilogue: Al Pacino and Alec Baldwin at The Actors Studio with film professor Richard Brown
Director of photography, Robert Leacock ; editors, Pasquale Buba ... [et al.] ; music, Howard Shore
Cast: Penelope Allen, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Conway, Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Aidan Quinn, Winona Ryder, Kevin Spacey, Harris Yulin. Interviewees: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, James Earl Jones, Rosemary Harris, Emrys Jones, Peter Brook, Barbara Everett, Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave
DVD, region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; dual layer
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

Control Number:

673242

Other Authors:

Allen, Penelope
Baldwin, Alec, 1958-
Buba, Pasquale
Conway, Kevin
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Hadge, Michael
Jam Productions (Firm)
Kimball, Frederic
Leacock, Robert, 1949-
Pacino, Al, 1940-
Parsons, Estelle
Quinn, Aidan
Ryder, Winona, 1971-
Shore, Howard
Spacey, Kevin
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Yulin, Harris

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