Movie, 1955
Richard III
IMDb 7.2, 155 min, Drama, History, United Kingdom
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.
Cast
20 credited
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Pamela Brown
Jane Shore
PH
Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Wallace Bosco
Monk
Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury
Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers
Trailers & teasers
1 clips
Details
DirectorLaurence Olivier
WritersWilliam Shakespeare, David Garrick, Colley Cibber, Laurence Olivier, Alan Dent
Runtime155 min
ReleasedTue, Dec 13, 1955
CountryUnited Kingdom
IMDBtt0049674
