Release Date
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Original Release
April 8, 1965
8h 5m
The Wars of the Roses (1965)
⭐ 8.7485 min
Overview
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.
Director
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Robin Midgley
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.8
Cast
David Warner
King Henry VI
⭐2.5
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
⭐0.9
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
⭐1.2
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
⭐0.9
Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester
⭐0.9
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
⭐1.5
Ian Holm
King Richard III
⭐3.0
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Susan Engel
Queen Elizabeth
⭐0.9
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
⭐0.9
Donald Burton
Duke of Exeter
⭐0.7
Genres
DramaHistory
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