Richard III
- Released on
- Runtime
- 155 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Laurence Olivier
- Cedric Hardwicke
- Nicholas Hannen
- Ralph Richardson
- John Gielgud
- Mary Kerridge
- Pamela Brown
- Paul Huson
- Claire Bloom
- Wallace Bosco
- Andrew Cruickshank
- Clive Morton
- Patrick Troughton
- Michael Gough
- Michael Ripper
- Stanley Baker
- John Laurie
- Stewart Allen
- Russell Thorndike
- Norman Fisher
- Richard Bennett
- Alexander Davion
Director
- Laurence Olivier
Producers
- Laurence Olivier
Screenwriter
- Laurence Olivier
