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!
00:11:58 torment myself to catch the English crown!
00:19:43 which I must reach unto.
00:25:28 I do love thee so, that I will shortly send thy soul to heaven...
00:32:31 and entertain some score or two of tailors...
00:39:32 and howled in mine ears such hideous cries...
00:45:01 Because I cannot flatter and speak fair...
00:48:48 So do I ever, being well-advised.
00:55:37 This do I beg of God...
01:00:35 Drown desperate sorrow in dead Edward's grave...
01:06:51 Accursed and unquiet wrangling days...
01:13:46 Where it thinks best unto your royal self.
01:19:30 Thou knowest our reasons urged upon the way.
01:25:01 when men are unprepared and look not for it.
01:30:06 whereof the king my brother was possessed, hmm?
01:36:52 But, my good lord, Your Grace's word shall serve...
01:40:55 take on himself the sovereignty thereof.
01:45:16 But God doth know, and you may partly see...
01:54:57 ''True, noble prince.'' Shall I be plain?
02:00:56 I'm not in the vein.
02:06:49 he makes for England, there to... claim...
02:13:49 be executed in his father's sight.
02:22:12 No doubt, my lord.
10:00:00 that fishes gnawed upon...
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 line10:00:00
Production Record
DirectorLaurence Olivier
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,512