The BBC Television Shakespeare | The Tragedy of Richard III
Richard III
A 1983 BBC television presentation of Shakespeare's Richard III. This was broadcast as part of the 37-play BBC Television Shakespeare project.
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Richard III (1955)
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous Richard, Duke of York, conspires and plots to seize power for himself, orchestrating a bloody rise to power. Featuring Laurence Olivier.
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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Richard III
The return of the award-winning team who produced 'Hamlet'. Antony Sher provides the voice of Shakespeare's darkest villain, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who in his unquenchable thirst for the throne, destroys his friends and family, including the Princes in the Tower.