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Richard III (1955)

NR · 1955-12-13 · 2h 35m · EN
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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.

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Laurence OlivierDirectorDavid GarrickWriterColley CibberWriter

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Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeKing Edward IV of EnglandNicholas HannenNicholas HannenArchbishopLaurence OlivierLaurence OlivierRichard IIIRalph RichardsonRalph RichardsonDuke of BuckinghamJohn GielgudJohn GielgudGeorge, Duke of ClarenceMary KerridgeMary KerridgeQueen ElizabethPamela BrownPamela BrownJane ShorePaul HusonPaul HusonEdward, Prince of WalesStewart AllenStewart AllenPage to RichardClaire BloomClaire BloomThe Lady AnneWallace BoscoWallace BoscoMonkNorman FisherNorman FisherMonk

Keywords

KingTower of londonBetrayal15th centuryBritish monarchyEnglandBased on play or musicalCoronationHunchback

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityKing · Tower Of London · BetrayalDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference166857Actor preference169963 · 159639 · 183053

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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.

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Richard III has a runtime of 155 minutes.

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