The Wars of the Roses (1965)
8h 5m
Running Time
April 8, 1965Release Date
The Wars of the Roses (1965)
8h 5m
Running Time
April 8, 1965Release Date
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Plot.
A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. It was based on the 1963 theatre adaptation by John Barton, and directed by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Cast & Crew.
David Warner
King Henry VI
Colin Farrell
Bardolph / Sir Robert Brackenbury / Duke of Gloucester
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
Michael Pennington
Duke of Buckingham / Earl of Suffolk / Henry Prince of Wales
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
Charles Dale
Poins / Earl of Richmond / Le Far
Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester
Paul Brennen
King Henry VI / Pistol / First Citizen
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
Michael Cronin
Earl of Warwick / King Henry IV / Bolingbroke
Ian Holm
King Richard III
Barry Stanton
Duke of York / Falstaff / Chorus
Susan Engel
Queen Elizabeth
Ann Penfold
Lady Percy / Alice / Duchess of Gloucester
Sion Probert
Duke of Somerset / Fluellen / Lord Morton
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
Roger Booth
Earl of Northumberland / Father / Lord Hastings
Philip Bowen
Montjoy / Duke of Aumerle / Earl of Worcester
Donald Burton
Duke of Exeter
Nicholas Selby
Duke of Winchester
David Waller
Captain to Talbot
William Squire
Duke of Suffolk
Brewster Mason
Duke of Warwick
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