Laurence Olivier
Richard III
Richard III (1955)
"Conscience is a word that cowards use."
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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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Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Pamela Brown
Jane Shore
Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Wallace Bosco
Monk
Andrew Cruickshank
Brackenbury
Clive Morton
The Lord Rivers
Patrick Troughton
Tyrell
Michael Gough
Dighton
Michael Ripper
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