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Richard III

19951h 44mDrama · War
directed by Richard Loncraine

“I can smile, and murder while I smile”

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6.8 / 10
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7.3 / 10
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86 / 100
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Synopsis

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 McKellen·Richard III
Annette Bening·Queen Elizabeth
Jim Broadbent·The Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr.·Earl Rivers
Kristin Scott Thomas·Lady Anne
Adrian Dunbar·James Tyrrell
Maggie Smith·Duchess of York
Tim McInnerny·William Catesby
Edward Hardwicke·Lord Stanley
Nigel Hawthorne·The Duke of Clarence