Details
- Release: Dec 13 1955
- Runtime: 155 min
- Language: English
- Budget: N/A
- Revenue: N/A
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.
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Credits
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
Patrick Troughton
Tyrell
Michael Gough
Dighton
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
Michael Ripper
Forrest
John Laurie
Lovel
Stanley Baker
Henry, Earl of Richmond
Pamela Brown
Jane Shore
Alexander Davion
Messenger to Richard III
Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales
Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Russell Thorndike
First Priest
Wallace Bosco
Monk
Richard Bennett
George Stanley