Film
Richard III
1955 · 2h 35m · Drama · History
Conscience is a word that cowards use.
- IMDb
- 7.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 81%
- Metacritic
- 88
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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.
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Cast
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Pamela Brown
Jane Shore
Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Wallace Bosco
Monk
Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury
Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers
Patrick Troughton
Tyrell
Michael Gough
Dighton
Michael Ripper
Forrest
Stanley Baker
Henry, Earl of Richmond
Crew
- Laurence OlivierDirector · Producer · Screenplay
- Alan DentScreenplay
- Otto HellerDirector of Photography
- William WaltonOriginal Music Composer
- Helga CranstonEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 13, 1955
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, History
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