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Richard III

Richard III

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 13, 1955

Runtime

2h 35m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

71%

Original Title

Richard III

Production Companies

London Films Productions, L.O.P.

Director

Laurence Olivier

Description

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.