Richard III (1955)
Shakespeare's powerful tale of the wicked deformed King and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir.
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King Edward IV of England -
Archbishop -
Richard III -
Duke of Buckingham -
George, Duke of Clarence -
Queen Elizabeth -
Jane Shore -
Edward, Prince of Wales -
Page to Richard -
The Lady Anne -
First Priest
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Monk
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Brackenbury
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The Lord Rivers
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Director:
Laurence OlivierWriters:
William Shakespeare (plays), David Garrick (textual alterations for his production of the play), Colley Cibber (textual alterations)All Cast & Crew
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Sir Laurence Olivier was very precise in getting many of the visual details of the period correct. Douglas Wilmer (Dorset) recounts that when he casually told Olivier that one piece of heraldry on the set was incorrect, that Olivier started pumping as much information out of him as possible as if he was "drilling for oil".
Quotes
Duke of Buckingham:
And is it thus? Repays he my deep services/ With such contempt? Made I him King for this?/ O let me think on Hastings
Duke of Buckingham:
and let me be gone/ To Richmond, while my fearful head is on.
Goofs
In the scene when Richard tells King Edward of Clarence's supposed treason, two monks are singing hymns from a large book: their lips are not only out of sync with their singing, but with each other.
Crazy Credits
Most of the film's credits are shown at the end. The opening credits show only the title of the film, Shakespeare's name, and the names of the main actors.
Alternate Versions
Released in Great Britain at 155 minutes; some of the prints released in the USA are 139 minutes.
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Genres
Biography | Drama | History | WarDetails
Release Date:
11 March 1956Language
English, Latin
Country of Origin
UKFilming Locations
La Mancha, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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