Richard III (1955)2h35
Drama · History
Director Laurence Olivier (6.9 avg)
Also directed Hamlet, The Prince and the Showgirl, Henry V, and 3 more
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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Cast
Laurence Olivier
Cedric Hardwicke
Nicholas Hannen
Ralph Richardson
John Gielgud
Mary Kerridge
Pamela Brown
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