Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy Trailer (1908)
28 September 1908 Drama 12 mins
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
Watch the official Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy 1908 trailer in HD below.
28 September 1908 Drama 12 mins
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
Watch the official Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy 1908 trailer in HD below.
William V. Ranous as Richard III
United States 28 September 1908
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The climactic scenes from the earliest surviving British film version of Shakespeare's Richard III accompanied by a specially commissioned score by Laura ...
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