The Wars of the Roses

TV Show

1989-

8h 5m

English

Drama, History

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8.8

The Wars of the Roses

TV Show

1989-

8h 5m

English

Drama, History

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

King Henry VI

Joan la Pucelle

Queen Margaret

Duke of York

Duke of Gloucester

King Edward IV

King Richard III

Queen Elizabeth

Duke of Bedford

Duke of Exeter

Duke of Winchester

Captain to Talbot

Duke of Suffolk

Duke of Warwick

Bassett

Lord Talbot

Margery Jourdain

The Dauphine

Sir Humphrey Stafford

Duke of Norfolk

Earl of Rivers

Lady Bona

Henry VII

Directed By: John Barton, Robin Midgley, + 2 more

Written By: John Barton, William Shakespeare (Original Story)

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CinemaSerf

7 months ago

Peter Hall really has worked these four plays together well and building on a really convincing performance from David Warner offers us a grand amalgam of Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III plays. There's history, tragedy, and comedy a-plenty as the tale starts amidst the Hundred Years War betwe More

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