Richard III
“Conscience is a word that cowards use.”
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 Olivier
Richard III
Known for
Rebecca
Spartacus
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Known for
Rope
Suspicion
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Known for
Quo Vadis
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Fallen Idol
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Known for
Anna Karenina
Pamela Brown
Jane Shore
Known for
Cleopatra
I Know Where I'm Going!
Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales
No other roles listed
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Known for
The Haunting
Limelight
Wallace Bosco
Monk
Known for
A Canterbury Tale
Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury
Known for
Murder Most Foul
El Cid
Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers
Known for
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Lavender Hill Mob
Laurence Olivier Director · Alan Dent Screenplay William Shakespeare Author
Worldwide gross $2.6M · United States release March 11, 1956 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,600,000
Production
London Films Productions
Production
L.O.P.
Production
London Film Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 13, 1955
Theatrical
United States · March 11, 1956
Theatrical
Italy
November 28, 1956 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 9, 1956 · Theatrical
Russia
December 25, 1967 · Theatrical
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