Synopsis
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
- David WarnerKing Henry VI
- Janet SuzmanJoan la Pucelle
- Peggy AshcroftQueen Margaret
- Donald SindenDuke of York
- Paul HardwickDuke of Gloucester
- Roy DotriceKing Edward IV
- Ian HolmKing Richard III
- Susan EngelQueen Elizabeth
- John NormingtonDuke of Bedford
- Donald BurtonDuke of Exeter
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