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William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Richard the Third", Act 1, scene 2 (Anne's entrance), lines 1-113
She mourns over her father in law's body as the killer tries to woo her! Olivier has Richard do it over her husband's body in his version
go here to a single playlist of all the Shakespeare for SATS 2008:
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This extract actually begins at the end of the preceeding scene, line 136 (Hastings's "The King is sickly, weak, and melancholy")
Ron Cook ... Richard III
Zo� Wanamaker ... Lady Anne
Paul Jesson ... George, Duke of Clarence
Zo� Wanamaker (born 1949) is indeed the daughter of Sam, named after his famous father of Chicago merchandising fame. Sam (1919--1993) was an actor and director who decided to stay in England after he got blacklisted by the HUAC. Zo� was born a US citizen, and remains one, but grew up thoroughly British. She has won many awards for her acting.
Among the first things Sam Wanamaker did after his arrival in London (1949) was to visit the site of the Shakespeare's old Globe Theatre. All he found was a plaque on the wall of a brewery commemorating the site. He later became instrumental in spearheading a drive to rebuilt and re-create the Globe Theatre. He lived long enough to see the first play performed on it's stage, but died before the Globe was finished.
One of the glories of this TV version of "Richard III", besides much fine acting, is that it is presented virtually uncut--a rarity for this play. Running length is 3 hours and 48 minutes! That is an extra burden for Zo� Wanamaker, as she suffers from dyslexia, but I'm sure she relished the opportunity to enact this role.
go here to view the start of the play to this scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3Bte9bHto
Richard III: Act 1 Scene 2 (lines 33-186) (SATS 2008)
The funeral of Henry VI. Richard woos Anne.
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