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
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](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6703-david-warner.webp)
David Warner
King Henry VI
![Colin Farrell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29541-colin-farrell.webp)
Colin Farrell
Bardolph / Sir Robert Brackenbury / Duke of Gloucester
![Janet Suzman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/77494-janet-suzman.webp)
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
![Peggy Ashcroft](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/40374-peggy-ashcroft.webp)
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
![Michael Pennington](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/588-michael-pennington.webp)
Michael Pennington
Duke of Buckingham / Earl of Suffolk / Henry Prince of Wales
![Donald Sinden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22917-donald-sinden.webp)
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
![Charles Dale](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/111489-charles-dale.webp)
Charles Dale
Poins / Earl of Richmond / Le Far
![Paul Hardwick](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester
![Paul Brennen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1331-paul-brennen.webp)
Paul Brennen
King Henry VI / Pistol / First Citizen
![Roy Dotrice](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2803-roy-dotrice.webp)
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
![Michael Cronin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/71480-michael-cronin.webp)
Michael Cronin
Earl of Warwick / King Henry IV / Bolingbroke
![Ian Holm](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/667-ian-holm.webp)
Ian Holm
King Richard III
![Barry Stanton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57879-barry-stanton.webp)
Barry Stanton
Duke of York / Falstaff / Chorus
![Susan Engel](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/392501-susan-engel.webp)
Susan Engel
Queen Elizabeth
![Ann Penfold](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ann Penfold
Lady Percy / Alice / Duchess of Gloucester
![Sion Probert](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sion Probert
Duke of Somerset / Fluellen / Lord Morton
![John Normington](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29240-john-normington.webp)
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
![Roger Booth](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roger Booth
Earl of Northumberland / Father / Lord Hastings
![Philip Bowen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Philip Bowen
Montjoy / Duke of Aumerle / Earl of Worcester
![Donald Burton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/342326-donald-burton.webp)
Donald Burton
Duke of Exeter
![Nicholas Selby](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Nicholas Selby
Duke of Winchester
![David Waller](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Waller
Captain to Talbot
![William Squire](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/236666-william-squire.webp)
William Squire
Duke of Suffolk
![Brewster Mason](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)