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.
Directed by Laurence Olivier
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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
Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales

Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne

Wallace Bosco
Monk

Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury

Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers

Patrick Troughton
Tyrell

Michael Gough
Dighton
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