'Tower of London' is fictionalized historical horror film that accounts the rise and fall of King Richard III. The film itself is above average '60s horror stuff, but it is elevate by Vincent Price's sleazy and sinister portrayal of King Richard, fighting for the right to throne and battling his own growing madness. The fans of Price will definitely be pleased - one of the few actors who can look terrifying while being over the top hammy. With 'Tower of London' Roger Corman proved he can handle more Shakespearian stuff pretty well.Not the greatest work from them both, Corman and Price, but still worthy enough that hour and twenty minutes doesn't feel wasted one bit.

Having seen the original 1939 and this Corman remake i have to say i liked the original better,but this one is more graphic and somewhat creepy.Richard the 3rd played by wickedly by the late great Vincent Price of the horror rat pack(Karloff,Lugosi,Lee,Carridine,Cushing)there's ghosts,torture,and murder as Richard the 3rd makes his way to the throne with the help of his henchman(Micheal Pate)many other Roger Corman regulars are on hand,its kind of funny that this was'nt made by American international pictures but united artists a bigger studio with more money to invest,too bad they did'nt invest in a color print.but it is none the less horrific and Mr Price is great in the role.heres some trivia Vincent Price was in the original 1939 as the duke of Clarence,Richards brother who um dies in a vat of wine.this film is shown on the this television network a lot,it was on the website called fancast but was taken off.it is a very well made film,one of Roger Cormans best from the 60's.and one of Vincent Price's as well 8 out of 10

Not anywhere nearly as well done as the 1939 version, this Corman/Price vehicle has to be the weakest of their collaborations.Price is generally too hammy here, not well-directed as in other Corman films, and definitely nowhere near his excellent performance in Witchfinder General. Sets are pretty much bare-bones, effects and battle scenes look like stock footage superimposed over characters acting out in front of a black curtain.The murder of the two young heirs to the throne of England is the best scene and very effective, however. The end of this film of a mere 79 mins. is very welcome to the viewer as about 70 mins. of it are practically a complete bore. Pretty much one to forget unless you have to collect every Corman/Price film ever made.

Tower of London (1962) * 1/2 (out of 4) Vincent Price plays Richard III who murders his way to the throne but soon the ghosts of all he killed comes back to haunt him. I must admit that I didn't care too much for the 1939 version, which featured Karloff and Price but this one here is even worse. I think this is the worst film Corman and Price did together, which is a shame because there's a good movie here somewhere. There are a few nice scenes but overall I found everything to be quite bland and boring. Price is usually great in whatever he does but I found him to be rather bland here. The supporting performances weren't much better and in the end I can't help but feel this is a major misfire all around.