RICHARD III (CRITERION)

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• Release Year: 1955
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: In Richard III, director, producer, and star Laurence Olivier brings Shakespeare's masterpiece of Machiavellian villainy to ravishing cinematic life. Olivier is diabolically captivating as Richard, Duck of Gloucester, who, through a series of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother Edward. And he surrounds himself with a royal supporting cast, which includes Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, and Claire Bloom. Filmed in VistaVision and Technicolor, Richard III is one of the most visually inspired of all big-screen Bard adaptations.
• Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Mary Kerridge, Pamela Brown, Paul Huson, Stewart Allen, Claire Bloom, Russell Thorndike, Wallace Bosco, Norman Fisher, Andrew Cruickshank, Clive Morton, Terence Greenidge, Norman Wooland, Alec Clunes, Dan Cunningham, Douglas Wilmer, Laurence Naismith, Michael Gough, Michael Ripper, Helen Haye, Andy Shine, Roy Russell, George Woodbridge, Esmond Knight, John Laurie, Peter Williams, Timothy Bateson, Willoughby Gray, Ann Wilton, Bill Shine, Derek Prentice, Deering Wells, Richard Bennett, Patrick Troughton, Brian Nissen, Alexander Davion, Lane Meddick, Robert Bishop, John Phillips, Stanley Baker, Bernard Hepton, Howard Knight, Rosalind Knight, Gareth Tandy, William Shakespeare, Colley Cibber, David Garrick
• Director: Laurence Olivier
• Runtime: 2:38
• Company: The Criterion Collection, London Film Productions
• Media Format: Movie