The Tragedy of Richard III (1983)
• January 23rd, 1983 • 3h 50min
Drama, History, TV Movie
Overview
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Albéniz
Released on: 1947-08-05
Drama
Isaac Albéniz was a child prodigy, and the victim of a tyrannical father. He flees from his house, t...
Robin Hood
Released on: 2010-05-12
Action, Adventure, History
When soldier Robin happens upon the dying Robert of Loxley, he promises to return the man's sword to...
For All Mankind
Released on: 1989-11-01
Documentary, History
A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the m...
When We Were Kings
Released on: 1996-10-25
Documentary, TV Movie, History, Music
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years ...
The King Is Alive
Released on: 2000-05-11
Drama
Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an...
Henry V
Released on: 1989-10-05
War, Drama, History
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the co...
The Madness of King George
Released on: 1994-12-28
Comedy, Drama, History
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...
The Scottish Play
Released on: 2021-05-28
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A successful actress accepts the role of Lady Macbeth at a small New England theater, where she begi...
The Black Jew
Released on: 2017-08-18
History, Drama
Aaron Eliyahu, a Jewish man, travels to a small village called Mala, Kerala in search of his Jewish ...
The Witches of Pendle
Released on: 1976-06-19
Drama, Horror, TV Movie
A BBC dramatization of the Pendle witch trials of Lancashire, England that occurred in 1616.
The Pride and the Passion
Released on: 1957-07-10
War, History, Romance
During the Napoleonic Wars, when the French have occupied Spain, some Spanish guerrilla soldiers are...
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Released on: 1991-02-08
Comedy, Drama
Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road t...
The Arrow
Released on: 1997-01-12
Drama, TV Movie
The story of the Avro Arrow, the world's fastest fighter plane built in 1950's Canada, and how the p...
They Were Tito's Towns
Released on: 2017-09-14
History, Documentary
Following the death of Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980), one city in each of the six republics and two au...
Maqbool
Released on: 2003-01-30
Crime, Drama
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two...
La conjura de El Escorial
Released on: 2008-09-05
History
16th century ruler King Philip II of Spain maneuvers within a court of deceit and betrayal
Out of the Ashes
Released on: 2003-04-13
Drama, TV Movie
The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious Auschwitz...
Salem Witch Trials
Released on: 2002-12-24
Drama, History, TV Movie
Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that f...
The Black Arrow
Released on: 1948-03-18
Action, Adventure, History, Romance
A young British nobleman comes back from fighting in the War of the Roses to discover that his fathe...