Movie · 1955
Richard III
Released 13 December 1955 More from 1955 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Cedric Hardwicke
as King Edward IV of England
Ralph Richardson
as Duke of Buckingham
John Gielgud
as George, Duke of Clarence
Clive Morton
as The Lord Rivers
Andrew Cruickshank
as Brackenbury
Mary Kerridge
as Queen Elizabeth
Michael Gough
as Dighton
Patrick Troughton
as Tyrell
Claire Bloom
as The Lady Anne
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The numbers
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
62Cedric Hardwicke — oldest on the call sheet
24Claire Bloom — youngest billed
45average age of the credited cast