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

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