Richard III: An Introduction
- Synopsis
- Part of a series of educational films intended to serve as an introduction to each play’s theme or atmosphere. Designed to reproduce the conditions of acting in Elizabethan times such as having the same actors play several roles, thus showing how the plays were originally written for a specific company of actors. Includes extracts from Act I i (Richard’s soliloqy beginning ‘Now is the winter of our discontent...') and Act I ii (Richard wooing the widowed Lady Anne). Made on a reconstructed Elizabethan stage to show how the stage permitted the plays to move swiftly and kept the actors in close contact with their audiences.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1974
- Duration
- 14 mins
- Availability
- Out of distribution (2005).
Credits
- Director
- Peter Seabourne
- Producer
- John Seabourne
- Cast
Alison Key Lady Anne Paul Chapman Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage
Notes
- Uses
- Secondary and further education.
Production Company
- Name
Anvil Films
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
Distributor
- Name
National Education Video Library
- Contact
- John Lovell
- tryfannevl@aol.com
- Phone
- 01286 676001 or 07768 105467
- Fax
- 01286 676001
- Address
- Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN - Notes
- Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Richard III: An Introduction". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/18332 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)