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Richard III Cast & Characters

Richard III (1956) stars Laurence Olivier as Richard III, Cedric Hardwicke as King Edward IV of England and Nicholas Hannen as Archbishop. The drama movie was released March 11, 1956. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1956 · 2h 35m 72 Audience
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Starring Cast
L
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
C
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
N
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
R
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
J
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
M
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Key crew
Director
Laurence Olivier
Screenplay
Laurence Olivier , Alan Dent
Producers
Laurence Olivier
Music
William Walton
Cinematography
Otto Heller
Editor
Helga Cranston
Production design
Roger K. Furse

Full cast

23 cast members

Crew by department

29 crew members

Writing

Alan Dent
Screenplay
Laurence Olivier
Screenplay

Camera

Frank Howard
Grip
Denys N. Coop
Camera Operator
Jack Sullivan
Chief Lighting Technician