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1955 • 2h 35min • Not Rated • Drama, History

Richard III

"Conscience is a word that cowards use."

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.

IMDb 7.3

RT 80%

MC 88

Director

Laurence Olivier

Writers

William Shakespeare

Colley Cibber

David Garrick

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Laurence Olivier

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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

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Mary Kerridge Queen Elizabeth

Pamela Brown Jane Shore

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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

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