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Richard III

The classic Shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15th-century king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s England as clouds of fascism gather.

William Shakespeare's classic play is brought into the present with the setting as Great Britian in the 1930s. Civil war has erupted with the House of Lancaster on one side, claiming the right to the British throne and hoping to bring freedom to the country. Opposing is the House of York, commanded by the infamous Richard III (Sir Ian McKellen),who rules over a fascist government and hopes to install himself as a dictator monarch.

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Info about Richard III

Studio(s): Mayfair Entertainment International, British Screen

Originally Released: United Kingdom, Feb 12, 1996

Production Country: United Kingdom

Box Office Gross: $2,748,518.00

Genres:Drama, War, Sci-Fi