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Richard III

Conscience is a word that cowards use.
Conscience is a word that cowards use.
Drama, History - 1955
Richard III
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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.
Director:
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Laurence Olivier
Cast:
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Laurence Olivier
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John Gielgud
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Ralph Richardson
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Claire Bloom
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Mary Kerridge
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Pamela Brown
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Cedric Hardwicke
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Nicholas Hannen
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Paul Huson
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Wallace Bosco

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Details

Runtime:
155 min
Release date:
13 Dec 1955
Country:
GB
Languages:
English, Latin
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 3 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Laurence Olivier's classic rendition (1956) of Shakespeare's total villain contains one of his most engaging performances and reveals some of his best spatial manipulation of action.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
9 Jul 2008
fresh:
The quality of production was superb, and a viewer had a true sense of pageantry and court grandeur.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
17 Mar 2004
rotten:
It becomes almost laughable when it tries to transcend its own timidity in the dramatic climaxes.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
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