Looking For Richard (1996) - Video Detective

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Looking for Richard is a 1996 documentary film directed by Al Pacino. The film is Pacino's directorial debut. It is both a performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare's Richard III and a broader examination of Shakespeare's continuing role and relevance in popular culture. The film was featured at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996 and it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

Original Release

07/05/1996

Cast

Name	Character

Aidan Quinn	Richmond
Al Pacino	Himself / Richard III
Alec Baldwin	Himself / Duke of Clarence
Estelle Parsons	Margaret
Kevin Spacey	Himself / Earl of Buckingham
Winona Ryder	Herself / Lady Anne
Harris Yulin	Himself / King Edward
Penelope Allen	Herself / Queen Elizabeth
Kenneth Branagh	Himself / Interview
Kevin Kline	Himself / Interview

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Al Pacino

Writers

Al Pacino, Frederic Kimball, William Shakespeare

Cast

Name	Character

Aidan Quinn	Richmond
Al Pacino	Himself / Richard III
Alec Baldwin	Himself / Duke of Clarence
Estelle Parsons	Margaret
Kevin Spacey	Himself / Earl of Buckingham
Winona Ryder	Herself / Lady Anne
Harris Yulin	Himself / King Edward
Penelope Allen	Herself / Queen Elizabeth
Kenneth Branagh	Himself / Interview
Kevin Kline	Himself / Interview
James Earl Jones	Himself / Interview
Rosemary Harris	Herself / Interview
Peter Brook	Himself / Interview
Derek Jacobi	Himself / Interview
John Gielgud	Himself / Interview
Vanessa Redgrave	Herself / Interview
Dominic Chianese	Himself
Kevin Conway	Himself
Daniel von Bargen	Ratcliffe (as Dan von Bargen)
Jaime Sánchez	Himself