The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1955
Richard III
Directed by
Laurence Olivier
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
Laurence OlivierRichard III
Cedric HardwickeKing Edward IV of England
Nicholas HannenArchbishop
Ralph RichardsonDuke of Buckingham
John GielgudGeorge, Duke of Clarence
Mary KerridgeQueen Elizabeth
Pamela BrownJane Shore
Paul HusonEdward, Prince of Wales
Claire BloomThe Lady Anne
Wallace BoscoMonk
Andrew CruickshankBrackenbury
Clive MortonThe Lord Rivers
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