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Richard III
Release Date: December 13, 1955
Year | : | 1955 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | Drama, History |
Production Companies | : | London Films Productions, L.O.P. |
Director | : | Laurence Olivier |
Producers | : | Laurence Olivier |
Writers | : | Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare, Colley Cibber, David Garrick |
RunTime | : | 155 mins. |
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York, 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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