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.

Laurence Olivier
as Richard III

Cedric Hardwicke
as King Edward IV of England

Nicholas Hannen
as Archbishop

Ralph Richardson
as Duke of Buckingham

John Gielgud
as George, Duke of Clarence

Mary Kerridge
as Queen Elizabeth

Pamela Brown
as Jane Shore

Paul Huson
as Edward, Prince of Wales

Claire Bloom
as The Lady Anne

Wallace Bosco
as Monk
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Whilst Laurence Olivier has been acclaimed by many as the greatest exponent of Shakespeare ever, it is pretty clear in this strongly cast adaptation of probably my favourite of his histories, that Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud were every bit as good as he ever was. Add to this excellent cast Sir...