Richard III

Storyline

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.

Principal Cast

Laurence Olivier

Richard III

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

PA

Paul Huson

Edward, Prince of Wales

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