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Richard III (1955)
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York, 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.
Updated May 11 2020
Cast
John Gielgud
Mr. Touchett
Ralph Richardson
Chief Rabbit
Claire Bloom
The Shepherdess (voice)
Mary Kerridge
Mary Kerridge
Pamela Brown
High Priestess
Cedric Hardwicke
Sethi
Nicholas Hannen
Col. Watherstone
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Crew
Laurence Olivier
Director
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Colley Cibber
Writer
