Looking for Richard

Looking for Richard is a 1996 documentary film and the first film directed by Al Pacino. 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. Pacino plays both himself and th... More

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  • 1996

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 52 min

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Also known as:

  • Looking for Richard

Film

Directed by

Al Pacino

Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (English pronunciation: /pəˈtʃiːnoʊ/; born April 25, 1940) is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Tony Montana in Scarface, though he has also appeared several times on...

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  • A four hundred year old work-in-progress.

Release date(s):

Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1996
  • Jun 19, 2007
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 52 min
  • 1 h 53 min
  • 1 h 51 min
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Awards

DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries Winners

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • DIRECTV/IFC Truer Than Fiction Award
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Independent Spirit Truer than Fiction Award Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 1,636
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

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