Richard III

Richard III (1995)

I can smile, and murder while I smile

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.

Date of release
1995-12-29
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (199)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
Richard Loncraine

Casting

  • 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
  • Jim Carter — Lord Hastings
  • Dominic West — The Earl of Richmond

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