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Looking for Richard / Fox Searchlight Pictures ; a Jam Production ; narration written by Al Pacino & Frederic Kimball ; produced by Michael Hadge & Al Pacino ; directed by Al Pacino.
LIBRA VHS PR2821 .L66 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard III--Dramatic production.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485.
- Richard.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.
- Theater--Production and direction.
- United States.
- Theater--United States.
- Theater.
- Theater--Production and direction--United States.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (112 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Title on cassette label and container: Al Pacino's looking for Richard
- Place of Publication:
- [Beverly Hills, Calif.] : Fox Video, [1997]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- VHS.
- analog
- magnetic
- stereo
- VHS
- Summary:
- Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scenes from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play and the events that happened at the time the play is set. Interviews with mostly British actors are also included, attempting to explain why American actors have more problems performing Shakespearean plays than they do.
- Participant:
- Penelope Allen, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Conway, Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Aidan Quinn, Winona Ryder, Kevin Spacey, Harris Yulin.
- Interviews: Sir John Gielgud, Kenneth Branagh, Vanessa Redgrave, James Earl Jones, Kevin Kline.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Robert Leacock; music, Howard Shore.
- Notes:
- Based on William Shakespeare's Richard III.
- Originally released as motion picture in 1996.
- ISBN:
- 0793941423
- OCLC:
- 36819193
- Publisher Number:
- 4142 Fox Video
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