Richard III (1955)
Directed by Laurence Olivier · 155 min · Drama, History
45.7 TOPICAL score · #2,237 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1955, directed by Laurence Olivier) has a TOPICAL score of 45.7 - ranked 2,237 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 5 awards from 6 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Critics: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (98 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (98 ratings)
- Awards5 wins, 6 nominations - incl. BAFTA Award for Best Film; BAFTA Award for Best British Film; Golden Globe Award for Best English-Language Foreign Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read5,390 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Laurence Olivier (actor #56), Cedric Hardwicke (actor #1,275), Nicholas Hannen, Ralph Richardson (actor #705)