Widely acclaimed as his crowning Shakespearean film performance, Laurence Olivier"s Richard III is the notorious tale of Richard of Gloucester. This deformed king connives, backstabs, and woos his way to the top of the royal heap, but his treachery eventually lands him on the fields of Bosworth, dying and screaming "A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!" Olivier, who loved the role for "its bloodcurdling spurts of malevolence" and "smoldering sexuality," gives a performance that will define Richard III for years to come. A cast replete with Britain"s acting royalty give a command performance of the highest order. Restored to its original widescreen version, the film blazes with vivid color, while William Walton"s musical score stirs and rouses the emotions.