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Richard III

71% | Dec 13, 1955 | Drama, History

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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William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Colley Cibber
Writer

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Laurence Olivier
Richard III
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Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
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Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
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Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
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John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence

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