Richard III (1955)
Drama • History • 2ч 35м
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.
TMDB rating:
7.2
(97)
Cast
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
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Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Wallace Bosco
Monk
Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury
Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers
Patrick Troughton
Tyrell
Michael Gough
Dighton
Michael Ripper
Forrest
Stanley Baker
Henry, Earl of Richmond
John Laurie
Lovel
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Stewart Allen
Page to Richard
Russell Thorndike
First Priest
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Norman Fisher
Monk
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Richard Bennett
George Stanley
Alexander Davion
Messenger to Richard III
Crew
Colley Cibber
Writer
David Garrick
Writer
Laurence Olivier
Director
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Laurence Olivier
Screenplay
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Jack N. Green
Third Assistant Director
Helga Cranston
Editor
Laurence Olivier
Producer
Tony Sforzini
Makeup Artist
Roger K. Furse
Production Design
Gladys Atkinson
Hair Designer
Carmen Dillon
Art Direction
Barbara Hopkins
Sound
William Walton
Original Music Composer
Alexander Korda
Producer
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