Richard III

Richard III

1995
1h 44min

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.

Richard III

Storyline

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.
    Released
    29 December 1995
    Runtime
    1h 44min
    Director
    Revenue
    $2,748,518
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Mayfair Entertainment International, British Screen, United Artists, First Look Pictures, Bayly/Paré Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
Richard III
Annette Bening
Annette Bening
Queen Elizabeth
Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
The Duke of Buckingham
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Earl Rivers
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas
Lady Anne
Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
James Tyrrell
Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Duchess of York
Tim McInnerny
Tim McInnerny
William Catesby
Edward Hardwicke
Edward Hardwicke
Lord Stanley
Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne
The Duke of Clarence
Jim Carter
Jim Carter
Lord Hastings
Dominic West
Dominic West
The Earl of Richmond
John Wood
John Wood
King Edward IV
Roger Hammond
Roger Hammond
Archbishop Thomas
Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson
Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter
Brackenbury
Michael Elphick
Michael Elphick
2nd Murderer
Kate Steavenson-Payne
Kate Steavenson-Payne
Princess Elizabeth
James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus
1st Subaltern
David Antrobus
2nd Subaltern
Christopher Bowen
Christopher Bowen
Prince Edward
Edward Jewesbury
Edward Jewesbury
King Henry
Matthew Groom
Young Prince
Ryan Gilmore
George Stanley
Marco Williamson
Marco Williamson
Prince of Wales
Tres Hanley
Tres Hanley
Air Hostess (Earl River's lover)
Andy Rashleigh
Andy Rashleigh
Gaolor in the Tower
Denis Lill
Denis Lill
Lord Mayor
Bruce Purchase
Bruce Purchase
City Gentleman
Madeleine Mora
Dream Angel
Stacey Kent
Stacey Kent
Ballroom Singer
Derek Lyons
Derek Lyons
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
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