Richard III

Richard III (1912)


Rating: 6.1/10
Runtime: 59
Language: English Intertitles
Country: US
Color: Tinted Film stock
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Director: André Calmettes, James Keane
Cast:
Robert Gemp ... King Edward IV
Frederick Warde ... Richard, Duke of Gloucester, afterward Richard III
Albert Gardner ... Prince Edward of Lancaster
James Keane ... Earl of Richmond
George Moss ... Tressel
Howard Stuart ... Edward
Virginia Rankin ... York, brother of Edward
Violet Stuart ... Lady Anne Plantagenet
Carey Lee ... Queen Elizabeth
Carlotta De Felice ... Princess Elizabeth

Description: William Shakespear's "Richard III." Shakespeare's tragedy of the hump-backed Duke of Gloucester, who rises to the throne of England by chicanery, treachery, and brilliance, only to find that his own methods have prepared the groundwork for his downfall.

This is the oldest surviving complete American feature film, which predates Birth of a Nation by a year. Frederick Warde, who plays Richard, would travel around the country showing the film (since there were but few copies), explain it, and offer question and answer sessions to the audience on both the film, Shakespeare, and the play.

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