Richard III (1955)
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.
Director:
Laurence Olivier
Writer:
Laurence Olivier
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Laurence Olivier as Richard III |
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Cedric Hardwicke as King Edward IV of England |
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Nicholas Hannen as Archbishop |
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Ralph Richardson as Duke of Buckingham |
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John Gielgud as George, Duke of Clarence |
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Mary Kerridge as Queen Elizabeth |
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Pamela Brown as Jane Shore |
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Paul Huson as Edward, Prince of Wales |
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Claire Bloom as The Lady Anne |
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Wallace Bosco as Monk |
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Andrew Cruickshank as Brackenbury |
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Clive Morton as The Lord Rivers |
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Patrick Troughton as Tyrell |
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Michael Gough as Dighton |
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Michael Ripper as Forrest |
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Stanley Baker as Henry, Earl of Richmond |
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John Laurie as Lovel |
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Stewart Allen as Page to Richard |
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Russell Thorndike as First Priest |
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Norman Fisher as Monk |
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Richard Bennett as George Stanley |
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Alexander Davion as Messenger to Richard III |
| Directing | Laurence Olivier | Director |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Colley Cibber | Writer |
| Writing | David Garrick | Writer |
| Writing | Laurence Olivier | Screenplay |
| Camera | Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jack N. Green | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Laurence Olivier | Producer |
| Editing | Helga Cranston | Editor |
| Art | Roger K. Furse | Production Design |
| Art | Carmen Dillon | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gladys Atkinson | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Sforzini | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Barbara Hopkins | Sound |
| Sound | William Walton | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Alexander Korda | Producer |
