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An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.An amateur historian defies the stodgy academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
John-Paul Hurley
- Buckingham
- (as John Paul Hurley)
Storyline
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- TriviaThere was some mild controversy prior to this films' UK release when several people involved in the archaeological dig gave interviews to some UK newspapers (notably The Guardian and Daily Mail) disputing the events depicted in the film and accused the scriptwriters of romanticizing and overplaying the role of Philippa Langley ( as played by Sally Hawkins) in the actual locating and discovery of Richard III's resting place. This criticism prompted the film's producer, co-writer and co-star Steve Coogan to give an interview to the BBC defending the story-line of the film and accusing the University of Leicester of trying to discredit the role Langley played in the discovery and believing that, despite Langley being an amateur, they were embarrassed she had out-thought several of their renowned historical experts and they were not happy that this was portrayed within the film.
- GoofsPhilippa Langley's ex-husband and two sons go to a local cinema to see the James Bond 007 movie SKYFALL, before King Richard III's body was exhumed in September 2012. However the London première of SKYFALL was on the 23rd of October 2012.
- ConnectionsReferences Looking for Richard (1996)
Featured review
Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins) is a divorced middle-aged mother of two boys. Her boss sucks. Her ex-husband John Langley (Steve Coogan) has a girlfriend. Nobody treats her seriously. She becomes obsessed with Richard III and even has visions of the dead King. She is frustrated with the popular image of the King as an evil troll cemented by the Shakespeare play. She goes on a journey to find the Lost King and maybe of self-discovery.
Sally Hawkins is the Queen of the meek mousy woman with an inner fire. I can't think of another actress who is a better fit for this role. It's the classic underdog character and apparently it's a true story. The story is pretty simple and very standard. Sally makes this sing.
Sally Hawkins is the Queen of the meek mousy woman with an inner fire. I can't think of another actress who is a better fit for this role. It's the classic underdog character and apparently it's a true story. The story is pretty simple and very standard. Sally makes this sing.
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- Aug 12, 2023
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,188,032
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $516,462
- Mar 26, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $4,518,569
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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