Richard III

Synopsis

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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When & where

Streaming on

• HBO Max↗
• HBO Max Amazon Channel↗
• Criterion Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Laurence Olivier
  as Richard III
• 
  Cedric Hardwicke
  as King Edward IV of England
• 
  Nicholas Hannen
  as Archbishop
• 
  Ralph Richardson
  as Duke of Buckingham
• 
  John Gielgud
  as George, Duke of Clarence
• 
  Mary Kerridge
  as Queen Elizabeth

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