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Richard III

Drama | History

7.1

Release Date

December 13, 1955

Duration

155 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

Casts

Laurence Olivier

Richard III

Laurence Olivier

Cedric Hardwicke

King Edward IV of England

Cedric Hardwicke

Nicholas Hannen

Archbishop

Nicholas Hannen

Ralph Richardson

Duke of Buckingham

Ralph Richardson

John Gielgud

George, Duke of Clarence

John Gielgud

Mary Kerridge

Queen Elizabeth

Mary Kerridge

Pamela Brown

Jane Shore

Pamela Brown

Paul Huson

Edward, Prince of Wales

Paul Huson

Claire Bloom

The Lady Anne

Claire Bloom

Wallace Bosco

Monk

Wallace Bosco

Andrew Cruickshank

Brackenbury

Andrew Cruickshank

Clive Morton

The Lord Rivers

Clive Morton

Patrick Troughton

Tyrell

Patrick Troughton

Michael Gough

Dighton

Michael Gough

Michael Ripper

Forrest

Michael Ripper

Stanley Baker

Henry, Earl of Richmond

Stanley Baker

John Laurie

Lovel

John Laurie

Stewart Allen

Page to Richard

Stewart Allen

Russell Thorndike

First Priest

Russell Thorndike

Norman Fisher

Monk

Norman Fisher

Richard Bennett

George Stanley

Richard Bennett

Alexander Davion

Messenger to Richard III

Alexander Davion

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