Richard III
Conscience is a word that cowards use.
7.2(97) 1955-12-13 155 minDramaHistory
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.
DirectorLaurence Olivier
ProducerLaurence Olivier
Original Music ComposerWilliam Walton
ScreenplayLaurence Olivier
ScreenplayAlan Dent
Cast & characters
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
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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
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Stewart Allen
as Page to Richard
Russell Thorndike
as First Priest
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Norman Fisher
as Monk
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Richard Bennett
as George Stanley
Alexander Davion
as Messenger to Richard III
