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Richard III (1955)

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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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Laurence OlivierLaurence OlivierRichard III
  • Photo of Cedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeKing Edward IV of England
  • Photo of Nicholas HannenNicholas HannenArchbishop
  • Photo of Ralph RichardsonRalph RichardsonDuke of Buckingham
  • Photo of John GielgudJohn GielgudGeorge, Duke of Clarence
  • Photo of Mary KerridgeMary KerridgeQueen Elizabeth
  • Photo of Pamela BrownPamela BrownJane Shore
  • Photo of Paul HusonPaul HusonEdward, Prince of Wales
  • Photo of Claire BloomClaire BloomThe Lady Anne
  • Photo of Wallace BoscoWallace BoscoMonk

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