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Richard III

Laurence Olivier

1955 • 2h 35m

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 nea...

Richard III

Richard III 1955 Trailer

Cast

Laurence Olivier

Laurence OlivierRichard III

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric HardwickeKing Edward IV of England

Nicholas Hannen

Nicholas HannenArchbishop

Ralph Richardson

Ralph RichardsonDuke of Buckingham

John Gielgud

John GielgudGeorge, Duke of Clarence

Mary Kerridge

Mary KerridgeQueen Elizabeth

Pamela Brown

Pamela BrownJane Shore

Paul HusonEdward, Prince of Wales

Claire Bloom

Claire BloomThe Lady Anne

Wallace Bosco

Wallace BoscoMonk

Andrew Cruickshank

Andrew CruickshankBrackenbury

Clive Morton

Clive MortonThe Lord Rivers

Patrick Troughton

Patrick TroughtonTyrell

Michael Gough

Michael GoughDighton

Michael Ripper

Michael RipperForrest

Crew

Laurence Olivier

Laurence OlivierDirector

William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareTheatre Play

Otto Heller

Otto HellerDirector of Photography

Carmen Dillon

Carmen DillonArt Direction

William Walton

William WaltonOriginal Music Composer

Alexander Korda

Alexander KordaProducer

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