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Looking for Richard

Year:

1996

Duration:

112 min | USA:111 min

Genres:

Documentary | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Al Pacino

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1996-10-11

Filming Locations: Globe Theatre, Bankside, Southwark, London, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $33,843 (USA) (13 October 1996)

Gross: $1,361,420 (USA) (26 January 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

André Sogliuzzo

Penelope Allen

Herself /

Gordon MacDonald

Himself /

Madison Arnold

Himself / Rivers

Vincent Angell

Himself /

Harris Yulin

Himself / King Edward

Alec Baldwin

Himself /

Al Pacino

Himself /

Timmy Prairie

Prince Edward

Landon Prairie

Young Prince

Kevin Conway

Himself /

Larry Bryggman

Himself /

Kevin Spacey

Himself /

Estelle Parsons

Margaret

Winona Ryder

Lady Anne

Phil Parolisi

Halberd

Bruce MacVittie

1st Murderer

Paul Guilfoyle

2nd Murderer

Richard Cox

Catesby

Julie Moret

Mistress Shore

Frederic Kimball

Bishop of Ely

Daniel von Bargen

Ratcliffe

James Colby

Lovel

Ira Lewis

Tyrell

Aidan Quinn

Richmond

Neal Jones

Messenger

Luke Toma

Messenger

Marlon Pollick

Soldier

F. Murray Abraham

Himself

Hayley Barr

Herself

Gil Bellows

Himself

Don Berry

Himself

Nicholas Berry

Himself

Robin Berry

Himself

Kate Burton

Herself

Dominic Chianese

Himself

Johann Carlo

Herself

Joyce Ebert

Herself

Paul Gleason

Himself

Esther Gregory

Herself

Clare Holman

Herself

Linda Iannella Scott

Herself

Elaine Kory

Herself

Damien Leake

Himself

Viveca Lindfors

Herself

Judith Malina

Herself

Michael Maloney

Himself

Jaime Sánchez

Himself

David Saltzman

Himself

Linda Selman

Herself

Ed Setrakian

Himself

Kyle Smyth

Himself

Heathcote Williams

Himself

Kenneth Branagh

Himself (Interview)

Kevin Kline

Himself (Interview)

James Earl Jones

Himself (Interview)

Rosemary Harris

Herself (Interview)

Emrys Jones

Himself (Interview)

Peter Brook

Himself (Interview)

Barbara Everett

Herself (Interview)

Derek Jacobi

Himself (Interview)

John Gielgud

Himself (Interview)

Vanessa Redgrave

Herself (Interview)

James Bulleit

Lord Ellis (uncredited)

Timothy 'TJ' James Driscoll

Richmond Soldier (uncredited)

Michael Hadge

Himself (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Kevin Spacey was the only actor who was being paid Union scale during the project in which Spacey himself put back into the film to see its completion.

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For the final battle scene, Al Pacino literally had no money to shoot the scene and didn't know where to shoot it. Director Michael Mann, who was directing him in Heat at time, volunteered some of his crew to shoot the final battle scene which was shot all in one day.

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Before finally settling on a studio, Al Pacino's final choices were Miramax Films and Fox Searchlight. Harvey Weinstein who had seen the film in its rawest footage, loved the film and really wanted it badly. Pacino chose Fox because Tom Rothman who was the then head of Fox Searchlight loved the film as well and oversaw the project until he was promoted to the head of the studio. It was a decision that Pacino regretted as he was left alone without any basic help as the studio's new regime was forming into place.

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Goofs

In discussion, Pacino and co. are studying the "*G* of Edward's heirs the murderer shall be," and decide, since it's supposed to refer to Clarence, that they'll change it to "'C" of Edward's heir's." The problem is, the prophecy very deliberately refers to Richard, Duke of GLOUCESTER and Clarence, Duke of GEORGE. With "G" the prophecy is true. If you change it to "C" the prophecy becomes false, and can no longer refer to two people.

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Quotes

Lady Anne: To take is not to give.

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Al Pacino: A person has an opinion. It's only an opinion. It's never a question of right or wrong.

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Barbara Everett: Irony is only hypocrisy with style.

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