Richard III
Richard III
Release: 1955-12-13
·Runtime: 155m
·★ 7.2
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
London Films Productions
L.O.P.
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Mary Kerridge
as Queen Elizabeth
Patrick Troughton
as Tyrell
Nicholas Hannen
as Archbishop
Wallace Bosco
as Monk
Michael Ripper
as Forrest
Stanley Baker
as Henry, Earl of Richmond
Laurence Olivier
as Richard III
John Laurie
as Lovel
John Gielgud
as George, Duke of Clarence
Pamela Brown
as Jane Shore
Claire Bloom
as The Lady Anne
Andrew Cruickshank
as Brackenbury
Clive Morton
as The Lord Rivers
Michael Gough
as Dighton
Alexander Davion
as Messenger to Richard III
Cedric Hardwicke
as King Edward IV of England
Ralph Richardson
as Duke of Buckingham
