Richard III (1955)
Conscience is a word that cowards use.
161 min
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.
- Release date
- December 13, 1955
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- Laurence Olivier as Richard III
- Cedric Hardwicke as King Edward IV of England
- Nicholas Hannen as Archbishop
- Ralph Richardson as Duke of Buckingham
- John Gielgud as George, Duke of Clarence
- Mary Kerridge as Queen Elizabeth
- Pamela Brown as Jane Shore
- Paul Huson as Edward, Prince of Wales
- Claire Bloom as The Lady Anne
- Wallace Bosco as Monk
- Andrew Cruickshank as Brackenbury
- Clive Morton as The Lord Rivers
- Patrick Troughton as Tyrell
- Michael Gough as Dighton
- Michael Ripper as Forrest
- Stanley Baker as Henry, Earl of Richmond
- John Laurie as Lovel
- Stewart Allen as Page to Richard
- Russell Thorndike as First Priest
- Norman Fisher as Monk
- Richard Bennett as George Stanley
- Alexander Davion as Messenger to Richard III
- Dan Cunningham as Lord Grey
Crew
- Laurence Olivier · Director
- William Shakespeare · Writer
- David Garrick · Writer
- Colley Cibber · Writer
- Laurence Olivier · Producer
- William Walton · Composer
- Otto Heller · Cinematographer
- Helga Cranston · Editor
- Roger K. Furse · Production designer