Tower of London (1962)

Directed by

Roger Corman

Genre

horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

12

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A highly fictionalized version of King Richard III's rise to power and fall. The story focuses on his murderous schemes to take the English throne.

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What happens

Tower of London is a 1962 American historical gothic horror film directed by Roger Corman, produced by Gene Corman, and starring Vincent Price, Michael Pate, Joan Freeman, and Robert Brown. It tells a highly fictionalized account of the rise to power and eventual downfall of King Richard III of England, freely combining elements derived from the plots of Shakespeare's plays Richard III and Macbeth. Aside from the historical setting, the movie is not connected to the 1939 film of the same name featuring Price, though the film does reuse some footage of its battle scenes. The film was released by United Artists on October 23, 1962. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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