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. RanousRichard, 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

Name

Vitagraph Company of America

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

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Address
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Richard III". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68540 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)