Richard III
1955 · 155 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 5,512 VOTES · DIR. Laurence Olivier
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,999 lines
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00:03:01 God save King Edward the Fourth!
00:11:53 not knowing how to find the open air...
00:19:30 the readiest way to make the wench amends...
00:24:50 touches me deeper than you can imagine.
00:30:38 Even so thy breast encloseth my poor heart.
00:38:41 with that grim ferryman that poets write of...
00:44:11 - What news abroad? - No news so bad abroad as this at home.
00:47:56 As little joy, my lord, as you suppose...
00:54:19 Madam, yourself are not exempt in this...
00:59:15 and gave himself, all thin and naked, to the numb, cold night?
01:04:43 Grandam, one night as we did sit at supper...
01:11:13 if my weak oratory can from his mother win the duke of York...
01:16:49 - Too weighty for Your Grace to wear. - I weigh it lightly, were it heavier.
01:22:39 and we will both together to the Tower...
01:27:44 Who knows the Lord Protector's mind herein?
01:33:50 Woe, woe for England.
01:38:51 His answer was, the people were not used to be spoke to but by the recorder.
01:42:46 Not as protector, steward, substitute...
01:48:48 Be of good cheer. Madam, how fares Your Grace?
01:57:29 give out that Anne my queen is sick and like to die. About it.
02:03:45 ''that in their summer beauty kissed each other.
02:08:21 Your Grace mistakes. The news I bring is good.
02:15:44 Saddle white Surrey for the field tomorrow.
02:23:29 looks sadly upon him.
Cast & Characters
Laurence Olivier
Richard III
Cedric Hardwicke
King Edward IV of England
Nicholas Hannen
Archbishop
Ralph Richardson
Duke of Buckingham
John Gielgud
George, Duke of Clarence
Mary Kerridge
Queen Elizabeth
Pamela Brown
Jane Shore
Paul Huson
Edward, Prince of Wales
Stewart Allen
Page to Richard
Claire Bloom
The Lady Anne
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,999
Dialogue density12.9 lines / min
First line00:03:01
Final line02:23:29
Production Record
DirectorLaurence Olivier
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,512