Richard III (1955)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Richard III |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1956-10-22 |
Cast
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
John Gielgud
Georg hertig av Clarence
Ralph Richardson
hertig av Buckingham
Titles
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Crew
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| Production Manager |
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| Director of Photography | |
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| Advisor |
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| Technical Advisor |
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| Unit Publicist |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Still Photographer |
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| Assistant Cameraman |
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| Gaffer |
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| Key Grip |
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| Negative Cutter |
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| Visual Effects |
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| Orchestra | |
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| Set Decorator |
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| Carpenter |
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| Painter |
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| Propman |
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| Make-up Supervisor |
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| Hair Stylist |
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| Wardrobe |
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| Boom Operator |
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| Sound Editor | |
| Re-recording Mixer |
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| Titles | |
| Other Crew |
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Cast
| Laurence Olivier | Richard III | ||
| John Gielgud | Georg hertig av Clarence | ||
| Ralph Richardson | hertig av Buckingham | ||
| Cedric Hardwicke | Edward IV | ||
| Claire Bloom | Lady Anne | ||
| Mary Kerridge | drottning Elizabeth | ||
| Pamela Brown | Jane Shore | ||
| Alex Clunes | Lord Hastings | ||
| Patrick Troughton | Sir James Tyrell | ||
| Stanley Baker | Henry Tudor | ||
| Norman Wooland | Sir William Catesby | ||
| Helen Haye | hertiginnan av York | ||
| Laurence Naismith | Lord Stanley | ||
| John Laurie | Lord Lovel | ||
| Esmond Knight | Sir Richard Ratcliff | ||
| Clive Morton | greve Rivers | ||
| Nicholas Hannen | kardinal Bourchier | ||
| Andrew Cruickshank | Sir Robert Brackenbury | ||
| Douglas Wilmer | markisem av Dorset | ||
| Dan Cunningham | Lord Grey | ||
| Michael Gough | Dighton, första mördaren | ||
| Michael Ripper | Forrest, andra mördaren | ||
| John Phillips | hertigen av Norfolk | ||
| George Woodbridge | Lord Mayor of London | ||
| Paul Huson | Edward V | ||
| Andy Shine | Richard, hertigen av York | ||
| Russell Thorndike | präst | ||
| Willoughby Gray | präst | ||
| Stewart Allen | page hos Richard III | ||
| Wally Bascoe | förste munken | ||
| Norman Fisher | andre munken | ||
| Roy Russell | abbot | ||
| Peter Williams | Hastings budbärare | ||
| Timothy Bateson | Hastings stallpojke | ||
| Anne Wilton | en skurgumma | ||
| Bill Shine | kyrkvaktare | ||
| Derek Prentice | första prästen | ||
| Deering Wells | andra prästen | ||
| Richard Bennett | George Stanley | ||
| Brian Nissen | första budbäraren | ||
| Alexander Davion | andra budbäraren | ||
| Lane Meddick | tredje budbäraren | ||
| Robert Bishop | fjärde budbäraren |
Companies
| Production Company | London Film Productions Ltd. | ||
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| Laurence Olivier Productions Ltd. | |||
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | AB Wivefilm | 1956 | |
| Costume Designer | L & H Nathan Ltd. |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 88259 |
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| Date | 1956-06-01 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 4260 meters |
| Notes | Granskningskopian: 156 minuter. Visningskopior nedklippta av distributören till 3710 m - 136 minuter. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.66:1 (VistaVision) |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 4332 meter |
| Length in minutes | 158 min |
Original work
Production location
| Shepperton Studios | Shepperton, Surrey | United Kingdom | ||||
| La Mancha, Castilla-La Mancha | Spain |
Release dates
| First showing | 1955-12-13 | London | United Kingdom | |||
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| Release in Sweden | 1956-10-22 | Röda Kvarn | Stockholm | Sweden | 136 min | |
| TV showing | 1975-12-27 | TV2 | Sweden | |||
| 1977-09-10 | TV2 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2008-04-20 | |||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2016-11-05 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| 2016-12-17 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden |
Awards
| Syrena Warszawska | Warsaw | 1958 | (utmärkelse) |
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Related films
| The Filth and the Fury (2000) | Richard III (1955) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 7 |
| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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