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Richard II

7.5/10

Release: 10/12/1978

Duration: 2h 37m

Richard II

Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Director:David Giles

Writers

| Script Editor:Alan Shallcross
| Theatre Play:William Shakespeare

Production

Time-Life Television Productions

BBC

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

King Richard II

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

John of Gaunt

Jon Finch

Jon Finch

Henry Bolingbroke

Wendy Hiller

Wendy Hiller

Duchess of York

Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Duke of York

Mary Morris

Mary Morris

Duchess of Glouce..

David Swift

David Swift

Duke of Northumbe..

Clifford Rose

Clifford Rose

Bishop of Carlisl..

Charles Keating

Charles Keating

Duke of Aumerle

Richard Owens

Richard Owens

Thomas Mowbray

Jeffrey Holland

Jeffrey Holland

Duke of Surrey

Jeremy Bulloch

Jeremy Bulloch

Henry Percy

John Flint

John Flint

Lord Willoughby

Carl Oatley

Carl Oatley

Earl Berkeley

William Whymper

William Whymper

Sir Stephen Scroo..

John Barcroft

John Barcroft

Earl of Salisbury

David Garfield

David Garfield

Welsh Captain

Desmond Adams

Desmond Adams

Sir Pierce of Ext..

Bruno Barnabe

Bruno Barnabe

Abbot of Westmins..

Alan Collins

Alan Collins

Gardener's Man

John Curless

John Curless

Lord Fitzwater

Terry Wright

Terry Wright

Murderer

Tim Brown

Tim Brown

Herald

Phillada Sewell

Phillada Sewell

Queen's Lady

Sandra Frieze

Sandra Frieze

Queen's Lady

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