Richard III (1955) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Laurence Olivier.

Cast

• Laurence Olivier as Richard III
• Cedric Hardwicke as King Edward IV of England
• Nicholas Hannen as Archbishop
• Ralph Richardson as Duke of Buckingham
• John Gielgud as George, Duke of Clarence
• Mary Kerridge as Queen Elizabeth
• Pamela Brown as Jane Shore
• Paul Huson as Edward, Prince of Wales
• Claire Bloom as The Lady Anne
• Wallace Bosco as Monk
• Andrew Cruickshank as Brackenbury
• Clive Morton as The Lord Rivers
• Patrick Troughton as Tyrell
• Michael Gough as Dighton
• Michael Ripper as Forrest
• Stanley Baker as Henry, Earl of Richmond
• John Laurie as Lovel
• Stewart Allen as Page to Richard
• Russell Thorndike as First Priest
• Norman Fisher as Monk
• Richard Bennett as George Stanley
• Alexander Davion as Messenger to Richard III
• Dan Cunningham as Lord Grey

Crew

• Laurence Olivier — Director
• Otto Heller — Director of Photography
• Laurence Olivier — Producer
• William Walton — Original Music Composer
• Laurence Olivier — Screenplay
• Alan Dent — Screenplay

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