The Wars of the Roses (1965)
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.
Year
1965
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
8 April 1965
TMDB
8.7 (3)
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David Warner
King Henry VI
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
Ian Holm
King Richard III
S
Susan Engel
Queen Elizabeth
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
Donald Burton
Duke of Exeter
N
Nicholas Selby
Duke of Winchester
D
David Waller
Captain to Talbot
William Squire
Duke of Suffolk
B
Brewster Mason
Duke of Warwick
S
Stephen Hancock
Bassett
Clive Morton
Lord Talbot
M
Madoline Thomas
Margery Jourdain
Charles Kay
The Dauphine
Jeffery Dench
Sir Humphrey Stafford
David Hargreaves
Duke of Norfolk
Derek Waring
Earl of Rivers
Colette O'Neil
Lady Bona
Eric Porter
Henry VII
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