Richard III
- Synopsis
- Fiction film. Richard III with William V. Ranous directing himself in the title role.
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1908
- Recording date
- 22 Sep 1908
- Duration
- 11 mins; 990 feet
Credits
- Director
- William V. Ranous
- Cast
Florence Auer Florence Turner Julia Swayne Gordon Thomas H. Ince William V. Ranous Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Renaissance Italy
- Plays
- Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Library of Congress holds paper film strips deposited for copyright. Ball notes that these are not in order and the 17 sequences almost impossible to follow. Ball states that from summaries supplied by Vitagraph, intertitles were probably used in the film.
- Reviews
- Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (41, 45-7, 49, 88, 312, 313). Moving Picture World (October 3, 1908).
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Richard III". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68540 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)