Release Dates this is what it's all about baby!!!! Cumberbatch knows his shit to a plump and disgusting T. The hunchback is painful to watch and he is both a charming wiseass and a devilish... well Richard III. Cumberbatch may not be my favorite actor but I gotta admit he carried the lead gracefully and most committedly. Prince Richard. A headstrong young woman is married to land baron. Also yeah kinda biased since I played the poor deformed sucker, in fact I even did it in Japanese... clothing that is. Filming & Production That said, this is an excellent, accessible version of the play with a top notch cast and superb production values. Cast (in credits order) Josef Altin. But at the fringes of a war-torn empire the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony have fallen fiercely in love. Sir James Blunt, Sir Robert Brakenbury / A solid adaptation of Shakespeare's historical drama of the same name, with Benedict Cumberbatch playing the hunchbacked political conniver straighter than most versions we have been treated to on film He's not the comically-ugly Big-Bad-Wolf-inspired Olivier or the fascism-draped Ian McKellen version from the 1990's. Benedict Cumberbatch Judi Dench Ben Daniels Keeley Hawes Sophie Okonedo James Fleet Phoebe Fox, More details at | Of course, Benedict Cumberbatch is incredible as Dicky 3 and his performance is the main reason to watch this; full of all the necessary dramatic flourishes, without going over the top and losing the genuine threatening subtlety of the character. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film … A theatre adaptation of the well known story of Jim Hawkins and his adventures in search of Treasure Island. King Edward IV / The editing of the script is also pretty solid, although I wanted much more from the early Richard/Anne wooing…. But what can I say, wanna study Shakespeare with a handsome looking Brit? I enjoyed this a good deal. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. From 1947 to present day. Reading (or watching) "Richard III" by itself is like popping into a trilogy at book three. Her feelings for her son's tutor becomes a complex web of unrequited love. Finally saw this and I thought it was pretty good! His fey, ugliness, is best suited for grand evil, with a touch of humanity, rather than his cold grand heroes, with a similar touch of humanity. Anyone who actually thoroughly enjoys Shakespeare productions is wrong and owes me a pound of flesh.