Film
Richard III
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.
Overview
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.
Cast
- Laurence OlivierRichard III
- Cedric HardwickeKing Edward IV of England
- Nicholas HannenArchbishop
- Ralph RichardsonDuke of Buckingham
- John GielgudGeorge, Duke of Clarence
- Mary KerridgeQueen Elizabeth
- Pamela BrownJane Shore
- Paul HusonEdward, Prince of Wales
