Richard III (2007 film)

Richard III
Richard III
	film poster
Directed by	Scott M. Anderson
Written by	Scott M. Anderson
Based on	Richard III; by William Shakespeare
Produced by	David Carradine; Scott M. Anderson;
Starring	Scott M. Anderson; David Carradine; Danny Trejo; Richard Tyson; Anne Jeffreys; María Conchita Alonso; Sung Hi Lee;
Cinematography	Ruben Russ
Music by	Penka Kouneva
Release date	April 27, 2007 (World Fest Houston);
Country	United States
Language	English

Richard III is a 2007 crime drama film written and directed by Scott M. Anderson, set in contemporary Hollywood as a modern-day retelling of William Shakespeare's Richard III.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Filming took place over a three-week period in 2005, with post-production taking place in 2006.^[4]^[5] The film's world premiere was April 27, 2007, at World Fest Houston,^[6] where it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for Penka Kouneva.^[5]

Plot

Cast

David Carradine as Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
Sally Kirkland as Queen Margaret
María Conchita Alonso as Queen Elizabeth
Scott M. Anderson as Richard III
Anne Jeffreys as Duchess of York
Richard Tyson as George, Duke of Clarence
Sung Hi Lee as Anne Neville
Natalie Burn as Natasha
Marco Sanchez as Richmond
Mike Muscat as Archbishop
Daniela Melgoza as Princess Elizabeth
Steven Williams as Lord Stanley
Navid Negahban as Sir James Tyrrel
Jennifer Sciole as Margaret
Miranda Kwok as Portia
Danny Trejo as Major
Annie Little as Herbert
Tim Storms as Lord Norfolk
Tyson Sullivan as York Subordinate
Dee Mas as The York Subordinate and Silloette Fighter/Dancer
Tammy Barr as Noble daughter
Luca Bercovici as Brackenbury
Kathleen Davis as Club Goer
Vincent De Paul as Lancaster FBI Guard
Oliver Goodwill as York Subordinate
Kym Jackson as Dukes Escort
Peter Jason as Ringside Announcer
TQ as DJ
Bruno Oliver as The Keeper

Accolades

In 2007 it won Platinum Awards for "First Feature Film" for Scott Anderson and "Best Film Score" for Penka Kouneva^[5] at the 40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival.^[6]

References

^ Meyer, Nicholas (24 February 2014). "Who Cares if Movies Are Historically Accurate?". The Forward. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Connolly, Annaliese (2013). Richard III: A Critical Reader (illustrated, reprint, annotated ed.). A&C Black. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-1472504968. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Driver, Martha W.; Ray, Sid (2009). Shakespeare and the Middle Age. McFarland. pp. 42–48. ISBN 978-0786434053. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Smith, Nancy Ganiard (30 May 2007). "All the World Is Scott Anderson's Stage". Palisadian-Post. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Moorhen, Wendy (2008). "Shakespeare's Richard III: A new film production" (PDF). Ricardian Bulletin. p. 18. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b staff. "40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival". Worldfest Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

External links

Richard III at IMDb

[The_Forward_24_February_2014-1] Meyer, Nicholas (24 February 2014). "Who Cares if Movies Are Historically Accurate?". The Forward. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[book_1-2] Connolly, Annaliese (2013). Richard III: A Critical Reader (illustrated, reprint, annotated ed.). A&C Black. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-1472504968. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[book_2-3] Driver, Martha W.; Ray, Sid (2009). Shakespeare and the Middle Age. McFarland. pp. 42–48. ISBN 978-0786434053. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Palisadian-Post_30_May_2007-4] Smith, Nancy Ganiard (30 May 2007). "All the World Is Scott Anderson's Stage". Palisadian-Post. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Ricardian_Bulletin-5] Moorhen, Wendy (2008). "Shakespeare's Richard III: A new film production" (PDF). Ricardian Bulletin. p. 18. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Worldfest_Independent_Film_Festival-6] staff. "40th Worldfest Independent Film Festival". Worldfest Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

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