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Richard III

Conscience is a word that cowards use.

Film19552h 35mReleased

DramaHistory
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Director
Laurence Olivier
Language
English
Released
1955-12-13
Runtime
2h 35m

Community score

7.297 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.6

The story

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
    Laurence OlivierRichard III
  • Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric HardwickeKing Edward IV of England
  • Nicholas Hannen
    Nicholas HannenArchbishop
  • Ralph Richardson
    Ralph RichardsonDuke of Buckingham
  • John Gielgud
    John GielgudGeorge, Duke of Clarence
  • Mary Kerridge
    Mary KerridgeQueen Elizabeth
  • Pamela Brown
    Pamela BrownJane Shore
  • Paul Huson — artwork unavailable
    Paul HusonEdward, Prince of Wales
  • Claire Bloom
    Claire BloomThe Lady Anne
  • Wallace Bosco
    Wallace BoscoMonk