Richard III

Richard III (1955)


  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1955-12-13
  • User Rating: 7.0/10 from 89 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 35min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: London Films Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Laurence Olivier
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From 89 Ratings
7.3

Summary

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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  • 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

  • Patrick Troughton

    as Tyrell

  • Michael Gough

    as Dighton

  • Michael Ripper

    as Forrest

  • Stanley Baker

    as Henry, Earl of Richmond

  • John Laurie

    as Lovel

  • Stewart Allen

    as Page to Richard

  • Russell Thorndike

    as First Priest

  • Norman Fisher

    as Monk

  • Richard Bennett

    as George Stanley

  • Alexander Davion

    as Messenger to Richard III
Writing Colley Cibber Writer
Writing David Garrick Writer
Directing Laurence Olivier Director
Writing William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Writing Laurence Olivier Screenplay
Camera Otto Heller Director of Photography
Directing Jack N. Green Third Assistant Director
Editing Helga Cranston Editor
Production Laurence Olivier Producer
Costume & Make-Up Tony Sforzini Makeup Artist
Art Roger K. Furse Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Gladys Atkinson Hair Designer
Art Carmen Dillon Art Direction
Sound Barbara Hopkins Sound
Sound William Walton Original Music Composer

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