Richard III (1955) UK / Not Rated / 161 min
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Genre: Drama / History / War /  more »
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 1 nomination  more »
User Ratings: 7.5 (2,116 votes)  more »
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Summary: Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed king and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.  more »
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Filmmakers: Laurence Olivier - Director / Producer, William Shakespeare - Writer (plays "Richard III" and "Henry VI: Part III"), David Garrick - Writer (textual alterations for his production of the play), Colley Cibber - Writer (textual alterations), Otto Heller - Cinematographer, Sir William Walton¹ - Composer, Roger Furse¹ - Production Designer, Helga Cranston - Editor  more »
Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)STARmeter™

Cedric Hardwicke ... King Edward IV of England 11,754 
Nicholas Hannen ... Archbishop 123,971 

Laurence Olivier ... Richard III 2,493 

Ralph Richardson ... Duke of Buckingham 12,475 

John Gielgud ... George, Duke of Clarence 7,235