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Richard II
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Title: Richard II

Release Date: 10 Dec 1978

Runtime: 2h 37m

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Time-Life Television Productions, BBC

Production Companies: Time-Life Television Productions, BBC

Overview: 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...

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Average Vote: 7.5 (2 votes)

Cast

  • King Richard II: Derek Jacobi
  • John of Gaunt: John Gielgud
  • Henry Bolingbroke: Jon Finch
  • Duchess of York: Wendy Hiller
  • Duke of York: Charles Gray
  • Duchess of Gloucester: Mary Morris
  • Duke of Northumberland: David Swift
  • Bishop of Carlisle: Clifford Rose
  • Duke of Aumerle: Charles Keating
  • Thomas Mowbray: Richard Owens
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