Richard II (2012 film)
| Richard II | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on |
Richard II by William Shakespeare |
| Screenplay by | Rupert Goold Ben Power |
| Directed by | Rupert Goold |
| Starring |
Ben Whishaw Rory Kinnear Patrick Stewart David Suchet David Morrissey Tom Hughes James Purefoy Clémence Poésy Lindsay Duncan Ferdinand Kingsley Samuel Roukin Harry Hadden-Paton Finbar Lynch |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Pippa Harris Sam Mendes Gareth Neame Rupert Ryle-Hodges |
| Cinematography | Danny Cohen |
| Running time | 148 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Neal Street Productions NBCUniversal WNET |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release |
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| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Henry IV, Part I |
Richard II is a 2012 British television film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It is the first of four television adaptations of Shakespeare's second history tetralogy commissioned by BBC Two under the series title The Hollow Crown. Richard II was directed by Rupert Goold, who adapted the screenplay with Ben Power. Ben Whishaw stars as the titular Richard II of England. It was first broadcast on 30 June 2012 on BBC2.
Whishaw's performance earned him the 2013 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Leading actor. The program was nominated for the best Single drama award.
The BBC scheduled the screening of Shakespeare's history plays as part of 2012's Cultural Olympiad, a celebration of British culture coinciding with the 2012 Summer Olympics.Sam Mendes signed up as executive producer to adapt all four of Shakespeare's tetralogy (Richard II, Henry IV Parts I & II, and Henry V) in September 2010. He is joined as executive producer by Pippa Harris (both representing Neal Street Productions), Gareth Neame (NBCUniversal), and Ben Stephenson (BBC).
Richard II was shot entirely on location, including at St David's Cathedral, Pembroke Castle and Packwood House. It completed filming in July 2011. One of the characters in Richard II, the Duchess of Gloucester, is absent from this film adaptation.
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