Richard III (1955)

Richard III (1955)

1955-12-13 United Kingdom 155 Min. PG-13
7.1 87 votes

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.

Cast

Laurence Olivier is Richard III
Richard III
Cedric Hardwicke is King Edward IV of England
King Edward IV of England
Nicholas Hannen is Archbishop
Archbishop
Ralph Richardson is Duke of Buckingham
Duke of Buckingham
John Gielgud is George, Duke of Clarence
George, Duke of Clarence
Mary Kerridge is Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Pamela Brown is Jane Shore
Jane Shore
Paul Huson is Edward, Prince of Wales
Edward, Prince of Wales
Claire Bloom is The Lady Anne
The Lady Anne
Andrew Cruickshank is Brackenbury
Clive Morton is The Lord Rivers
The Lord Rivers