Richard III (1955)

Name: Richard III
Released: 1955

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.

Genres: Drama, History

What to watch after Richard III

Elizabeth (1998) — Same subject: british monarchy
Julius Caesar (1953) — William Shakespeare wrote the source material both are based on
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Hamlet (1948) — Laurence Olivier directed both
Macbeth (1948) — Same feel: ambitious, dark
That Hamilton Woman (1941) — Alexander Korda produced both