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Film / 1995
Ricardo III
Directed by
Richard Loncraine
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Ian McKellenRichard III
Annette BeningQueen Elizabeth
Jim BroadbentThe Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr.Earl Rivers
Kristin Scott ThomasLady Anne
Adrian DunbarJames Tyrrell
Maggie SmithDuchess of York
Tim McInnernyWilliam Catesby
Edward HardwickeLord Stanley
Nigel HawthorneThe Duke of Clarence
Jim CarterLord Hastings
Dominic WestThe Earl of Richmond
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John WoodKing Edward IV
Roger HammondArchbishop Thomas
Bill PatersonSir Richard Ratcliffe
Donald SumpterBrackenbury
Michael Elphick2nd Murderer
Kate Steavenson-PaynePrincess Elizabeth
James Dreyfus1st Subaltern
David Antrobus2nd Subaltern
Christopher BowenPrince Edward
Edward JewesburyKing Henry
Matthew GroomYoung Prince
Ryan GilmoreGeorge Stanley
Marco WilliamsonPrince of Wales
Tres HanleyAir Hostess (Earl River's lover)
Andy RashleighGaolor in the Tower
Denis LillLord Mayor
Bruce PurchaseCity Gentleman
Madeleine MoraDream Angel
Stacey KentBallroom Singer
Derek LyonsBallroom Dancer (uncredited)
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