Richard III

Richard III (1955)

Conscience is a word that cowards use.

Drama History

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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  • Release Date: 1955-12-13
  • Runtime: 2h 35min
  • Director: Laurence Olivier

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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

    • Andrew Cruickshank

      Brackenbury

    • Clive Morton

      The Lord Rivers

    • Patrick Troughton

      Tyrell

    • Michael Gough

      Dighton

    • Michael Ripper

      Forrest

    • Stanley Baker

      Henry, Earl of Richmond

    • John Laurie

      Lovel

    • Stewart Allen

      Page to Richard

    • Russell Thorndike

      First Priest

    • Norman Fisher

      Monk

    • Richard Bennett

      George Stanley

    • Alexander Davion

      Messenger to Richard III

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