Richard II
Richard II
Release: 1978-12-10
·Runtime: 157m
·★ 7.5
Drama
History
TV Movie
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...
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Time-Life Television Productions
BBC
Cast
Derek Jacobi
as King Richard II
John Gielgud
as John of Gaunt
Jon Finch
as Henry Bolingbroke
Wendy Hiller
as Duchess of York
Charles Gray
as Duke of York
Mary Morris
as Duchess of Gloucester
Clifford Rose
as Bishop of Carlisle
Charles Keating
as Duke of Aumerle
Richard Owens
as Thomas Mowbray
Jeffrey Holland
as Duke of Surrey
Jeremy Bulloch
as Henry Percy
Robin Sachs
as Busby
Damien Thomas
as Bagot
John Curless
as Lord Fitzwater
