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.
![]() |
Cedric Hardwicke | King Edward IV of England |
![]() |
Nicholas Hannen | Archbishop |
![]() |
Laurence Olivier | Richard III |
![]() |
Ralph Richardson | Duke of Buckingham |
![]() |
John Gielgud | George / Duke of Clarence |
![]() |
Mary Kerridge | Queen Elizabeth |
![]() |
Pamela Brown | Jane Shore |
![]() |
Paul Huson | Edward / Prince of Wales |
![]() |
Stewart Allen | Page to Richard |
![]() |
Claire Bloom | The Lady Anne |
![]() |
Russell Thorndike | First Priest |
![]() |
Wallace Bosco | Monk |
![]() |
Norman Fisher | Monk |
![]() |
Andrew Cruickshank | Brackenbury |
![]() |
Clive Morton | The Lord Rivers |
![]() |
Terence Greenidge | Scrivener |
![]() |
Norman Wooland | Catesby |
![]() |
Alec Clunes | The Lord Hastings |
![]() |
Dan Cunningham | The Lord Grey |
![]() |
Douglas Wilmer | The Lord Dorset |
![]() |
Laurence Naismith | The Lord Stanley |
![]() |
Michael Gough | Dighton / 1st murderer |
![]() |
Michael Ripper | Forrest / 2nd murderer |
![]() |
Helen Haye | Duchess of York |
![]() |
Andy Shine | Young Duke of York |
Director | Laurence Olivier |
![]() |
Writer | William Shakespeare, Laurence Olivier, David Garrick, Colley Cibber | |
Producer | Alexander Korda, Laurence Olivier | |
Musician | William Walton | |
Photography | Otto Heller |