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Richard III

Release Date:March 11, 1956

Running Time:155 min

Genres:Drama, History

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Cast

Laurence Olivier Cedric Hardwicke Nicholas Hannen Ralph Richardson John Gielgud Mary Kerridge Pamela Brown Paul Huson Claire Bloom Wallace Bosco Andrew Cruickshank Clive Morton

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Synopsis

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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