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Richard III
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.
1955 · Directed by Laurence Olivier · 155 min · Drama · History · 10 frames
Tagline
Conscience is a word that cowards use.
Crew
- Screenplay: Laurence Olivier, Alan Dent
- Cinematography: Otto Heller
- Edited by: Helga Cranston
- Music: William Walton
- Production design: Roger K. Furse
- Produced by: Laurence Olivier
Cast
- 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
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English, Latin
- Studios: London Films Productions
- Themes: england, coronation, based on play or musical, betrayal, king, hunchback, tower of london, 15th century, british monarchy, vistavision
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