Richard III

The story

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 & crew

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 Huson

Paul HusonEdward, Prince of Wales

Claire BloomThe Lady Anne

Wallace BoscoMonk

Andrew CruickshankBrackenbury

Clive MortonThe Lord Rivers