RICHARD III (THE CRITERION COLLECTION) (1955)

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• Release Year: 1955
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: With Richard III, Laurence Olivier-as director, producer and star-transfigures Shakespeare's great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of Machiavellian villainy. Olivier's performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges Richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother Edward's crown through a murderous set of machinations. His inspired direction brings to the screen superlative performances by veteran theater actors Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud and the young Claire Bloom. Filmed in Vista Vision and Technicolor, The Criterion Collection is proud to present the restored film for which Olivier received the 1956 British Academy Film Award for the Best Actor and Best Film.
• Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Nicholas Hannen, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Mary Kerridge, Pamela Brown, Paul Huson, Stewart Allen, Claire Bloom, Russell Thorndike, Wally Bascoe, Norman Fisher, Andrew Cruickshank, Clive Morton, Terence Greenidge, Norman Wooland, Alec Clunes, Dan Cunningham, Douglas Wilmer, Laurence Naismith, Michael Gough, Michael Ripper, Helen Haye, Andy Shine, Roy Russell, George Woodbridge, Esmond Knight, John Laurie, Peter Williams, Timothy Bateson, Willoughby Gray, Ann Wilton, Bill Shine, Derek Prentice, Deering Wells, Richard Bennett, Patrick Troughton, Brian Nissen, Alexander Davion, Lane Meddick, Robert Bishop, John Phillips, Stanley Baker, Rosalind Knight, William Shakespeare, David Garrick
• Director: Laurence Olivier
• Runtime: 2:38
• Company: London Film Productions
• Media Format: Movie