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Richard III

Richard III (1955)

NR
03/11/1956 (US)
02h 35m

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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Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Richard III

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

King Edward IV of England

Nicholas Hannen

Nicholas Hannen

Archbishop

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Duke of Buckingham

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

George, Duke of Clarence

Mary Kerridge

Mary Kerridge

Queen Elizabeth

Pamela Brown

Pamela Brown

Jane Shore

PH

Paul Huson

Edward, Prince of Wales

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

The Lady Anne

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