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Richard III

IMDb 7.2 1955 Movie 155 min

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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Starring

Laurence Olivier

Cedric Hardwicke

Nicholas Hannen

Ralph Richardson

John Gielgud

Mary Kerridge

Pamela Brown

Paul Huson