Richard III (1912)

Original title

The Life and Death of King Richard III

Directed by

James Keane, André Calmettes

Genre

drama film, silent film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

55 min

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film adaptation of Shakespeare's play about a ruthless English king. It shows Richard III's plot to seize the throne and his downfall. The film was made in 1912 and runs 55 minutes.

silent-erahistoricalstagedslow-pacedformalsombertheatricalarchaic

What happens

Richard III (also known as The Life and Death of King Richard III) is a 1912 silent film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, co-directed by André Calmettes and American playwright James Keane, and starring Frederick Warde as the title character. The 55-minute film, was produced by Richard III Film Co. Inc. and Shakespeare Film Co. Richard III was adapted from Shakespeare's original and Colley Cibber's 1699 adaptation of the same name. The film was written by Keane, who also appears as Richmond. Filming took place around Westchester, New York and City Island Long Island Sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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