Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Laurence Olivier
- Writer
- Laurence Olivier, Alan Dent
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Andrew Cruickshank
Cedric Hardwicke
Claire Bloom
Clive Morton
John Gielgud
Laurence Olivier
Mary Kerridge
Michael Gough
Michael Ripper
Nicholas Hannen
Pamela Brown
Patrick Troughton
Paul Huson
Ralph Richardson
Wallace Bosco
Keywords
15th century
based on play or musical
betrayal
british monarchy
coronation
england
hunchback
king
tower of london
vistavision
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