Drama History
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
Written by
Colley Cibber, David Garrick
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
Michael Gough
Dighton
Patrick Troughton
Tyrell
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Stanley Baker
Henry, Earl of Richmond
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Michael Ripper
Forrest
Alexander Davion
Messenger to Richard III
Pamela Brown
Jane Shore
John Laurie
Lovel
Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers
Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Wallace Bosco
Monk
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Russell Thorndike
First Priest
Stewart Allen
Page to Richard
Norman Fisher
Monk
Richard Bennett
George Stanley

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