SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Feature film. Eliot Garfield (Dreyfuss) is an aspiring (and straight) actor who comes from Chicago to seek fame in New York City and finds that he is sharing a New York apartment with a dancer (Mason) and her daughter. He also discovers that the director of Richard III (Benedict), in which Eliot is playing the title role, requires a gay interpretation.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1977

Duration

110 mins; 9.935 feet

Credits

Director

Herbert Ross

Producer

Ray Stark

Cinematographer

David M. Walsh

Screenplay

Neil Simon

Music

David Grusin

Cast

Marsha Mason	Paula McFadden
Paul Benedict	Mark
Quinn Cummings	Lucy McFadden
Richard Dreyfuss	Elliot Garfield (Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Richard III

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

homosexuality; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Gay and lesbian interpretations

Notes

Reviews

An analysis of the film from a gay perspective is given by Richard Burt in his essay ‘The Love That Dare Not Speak Shakespeare’s Name: New Shakesqueer Cinema’ in Shakespeare the Movie: Popularising the Plays on Film, TV and Video edited by Lynda E. Boose and Richard Burt. London: Routledge, 1977. pp 254-257.

Production Company

Name

Rastar

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets