Ian McKellen on Richard III

Ian chooses one of Shakespeare's darkest characters, the machiavellian King Richard.

The extract is from the 1995 film Richard III, starring Ian McKellen and Maggie Smith, available on DVD.

24 March 2016

4 minutes

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