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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
GB
Genres:
Drama, History
Release:
December 1955
Production:
London Films Productions, L.O.P.
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, Patrick Troughton, Michael Gough, Michael Ripper, Stanley Baker, John Laurie, Stewart Allen, Russell Thorndike, Norman Fisher, Richard Bennett, Alexander Davion
Tags:
england, coronation, based on play or musical, betrayal, king, hunchback, tower of london, 15th century, british monarchy
