Looking for Richard | |
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Directed by | Al Pacino |
Written by | William Shakespeare Al Pacino Frederic Kimball |
Produced by | Michael Hadge Al Pacino |
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Cinematography | Robert Leacock |
Edited by | William A. Anderson Ned Bastille Pasquale Buba Andre Ross Betz |
Music by | Howard Shore |
Production companies | Chal Productions Jam Productions |
Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1,408,575 |
Looking for Richard is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Al Pacino, in his directorial debut. It is a hybrid film, including both a filmed performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare's Richard III and a documentary element which explores 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[1] and it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Al Pacino won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries.