digital transfer. It was released in a 2-disc special edition, including an essay by film and music historian Bruce Eder, an interview with Olivier, and other numerous special features. The DVD is subtitled in English, with a Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono audio track. The DVD also contains a commentary by Russell Lees and John Wilders. The second disc of the DVD features a 1966 BBC interview with Olivier by Kenneth Tynan entitled Great Acting: Laurence Olivier. It also contains a gallery of posters, production stills and two trailers. The film was given a Blu-ray release in the UK by Network, and later in 2012 by The Criterion Collection for DVD and Blu-ray in the United States. Both releases featured a restoration from the original film elements by the Film Foundation in conjunction with ITV Global, owners of the London Films/Rank library. See also Shakespeare on screen: Other performances and adaptations of Richard III Chronology of stage, film and television performances given by Laurence Olivier Notes References External links Richard III an essay by Bruce Eder at The Criterion Collection DVD Movie Central Review MSN Movies Page Screenonline Page 1955 films 1950s historical drama films British historical drama films British epic films London Films films Films directed by Laurence Olivier Films based on Richard III (play) Films scored by William Walton Best Film BAFTA Award winners Best British Film BAFTA Award winners Films produced by Alexander Korda Films set in the 1480s 1950s English-language films 1950s British films