Movie
Richard III
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-12-29
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mayfair Entertainment International, British Screen, United Artists, First Look Pictures, Bayly/Paré Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ian McKellen as Richard III
- Annette Bening as Queen Elizabeth
- Jim Broadbent as The Duke of Buckingham
- Robert Downey Jr. as Earl Rivers
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Lady Anne
- Adrian Dunbar as James Tyrrell
- Maggie Smith as Duchess of York
- Tim McInnerny as William Catesby
- Edward Hardwicke as Lord Stanley
- Nigel Hawthorne as The Duke of Clarence
- Jim Carter as Lord Hastings
- Dominic West as The Earl of Richmond
Crew
- Richard Loncraine - Director
- Richard Loncraine - Screenplay
- Ian McKellen - Screenplay
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