Richard III

IMDb 7.2 1955 • 155 min • DramaHistory

Director

Laurence Olivier

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

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