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.
Title | Richard III |
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Year | 1955 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Country | United Kingdom |
Studio | London Films Productions, L.O.P. |
Cast | Laurence Olivier, Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Mary Kerridge |
Crew | William Shakespeare (Theatre Play), Colley Cibber (Writer), David Garrick (Writer), Laurence Olivier (Director), Laurence Olivier (Screenplay), Otto Heller (Director of Photography) |
Release | Dec 13, 1955 |
Runtime | 155 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.12 / 10 by 87 users |
Popularity | 8 |