Richard III

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.

Cast

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

as Richard III

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

as King Edward IV of England

Nicholas Hannen

Nicholas Hannen

as Archbishop

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

as Duke of Buckingham

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

as George, Duke of Clarence

Mary Kerridge

Mary Kerridge

as Queen Elizabeth

Pamela Brown

Pamela Brown

as Jane Shore

Paul Huson

Paul Huson

as Edward, Prince of Wales

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

as The Lady Anne

Wallace Bosco

Wallace Bosco

as Monk

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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...

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