Richard III 1955

Synopsis

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

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