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Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
Also known as [Richard the Third]
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 990 feet
Directed by William V. Ranous

Cast: William V. Ranous, Florence Turner, Julia Swayne Gordon, [?] Thomas H. Ince?, Florence Auer

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / From the play The Life and Death of Richard III by William Shakespeare. / © 19 September 1908 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H115853]. Released [?] 26 or 28? September 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Historical.

Synopsis: [From Vitagraph promotional materials] A grand reproduction of Shakespeare’s sublime tragedy. A magnificent subject surpassing in every detail all previous efforts. The most powerful effusion of Shakespeare’s genius, elaborately staged, gorgeously costumed and superbly acted.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Authors: William Shakespeare (1564?-1616) - Royalty: Kings - Soldiers

Listing updated: 14 June 2010.

References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 41, 45-47, 49, 88, 312, 313, 389; Blum-Silent pp. 10, 11; Shipman-Cinema p. 38 : Website-AFI.

 
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