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
- 1955-12-13
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- London Films Productions, L.O.P.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Laurence Olivier as Richard III
- Cedric Hardwicke as King Edward IV of England
- Nicholas Hannen as Archbishop
- Ralph Richardson as Duke of Buckingham
- John Gielgud as George, Duke of Clarence
- Mary Kerridge as Queen Elizabeth
- Pamela Brown as Jane Shore
- Paul Huson as Edward, Prince of Wales
- Claire Bloom as The Lady Anne
- Wallace Bosco as Monk
- Andrew Cruickshank as Brackenbury
- Clive Morton as The Lord Rivers
Crew
- Laurence Olivier - Director
- Colley Cibber - Writer
- David Garrick - Writer
- Laurence Olivier - Screenplay
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