Richard III
29/12/1995
2h

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


Jim Carter
Lord Hastings


Dominic West
The Earl of Richmond


John Wood
King Edward IV


Roger Hammond
Archbishop Thomas


Bill Paterson
Sir Richard Ratcliffe


Donald Sumpter
Brackenbury


Michael Elphick
2nd Murderer


Kate Steavenson-Payne
Princess Elizabeth


James Dreyfus
1st Subaltern
David Antrobus
2nd Subaltern


Christopher Bowen
Prince Edward


Edward Jewesbury
King Henry
Matthew Groom
Young Prince
Ryan Gilmore
George Stanley


Marco Williamson
Prince of Wales


Tres Hanley
Air Hostess (Earl River's lover)


Andy Rashleigh
Gaolor in the Tower


Denis Lill
Lord Mayor


Bruce Purchase
City Gentleman
Madeleine Mora
Dream Angel


Stacey Kent
Ballroom Singer


Derek Lyons
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
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