Tower of London is a 1939 black-and-white historical film directed and produced by Rowland V. Lee. It stars Basil Rathbone as the future King Richard III of England, and Boris Karloff as his fictitious club-footed executioner Mord. The film is based on the traditional depiction of Richard rising to become King of England in 1483 by eliminating everyone ahead of him. Each time Richard accomplishes a murder, he removes one figurine from a dollhouse resembling a throneroom. Once he has completed his task, he now needs to defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain the throne.
Tower of London (1939)
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Genres - Drama, History |
Sub-Genres - Historical Film |
Release Date - Nov 17, 1939 |
Run Time - 92 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - TV-PG
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Tags
15th Century, Battle, King, Murder, Rathbone, Richard
Attributes
Based On: based on actual events
Narrative Location: England, London
Narrative Location: England, London
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Alternate Titles
A Torre de Londres
BR, PT
De beul van Londen
NL
Den blodiga borgen
SE
Der Henker von London
AT, DE
Det blodige tårn
NO
III. Richárd
HU
L'usurpatore
IT
La torre de Londres
AR, MX, ES
La tour de Londres
BE, FR
London Tower
DK
O matomenos pyrgos
GR
Tower of London
CA, GB, US
Turnul Londrei
RO
Verinen linna
FI
Башня смерти
, RU
恐怖のロンドン塔
JP