Richard III
Dec 13 1955
•3h 35m
•Drama, History
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
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Laurence Olivier
Richard III
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
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