The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
Release: 1965-04-08
·Runtime: 485m
·★ 8.5
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Royal Shakespeare Company
Cast
Peggy Ashcroft
as Queen Margaret
Roy Dotrice
as King Edward IV
David Hargreaves
as Duke of Norfolk
Eric Porter
as Henry VII
Janet Suzman
as Joan la Pucelle
Ian Holm
as King Richard III
John Normington
as Duke of Bedford
William Squire
as Duke of Suffolk
Charles Kay
as The Dauphine
Jeffery Dench
as Sir Humphrey Stafford
Donald Sinden
as Duke of York
Donald Burton
as Duke of Exeter
Colette O'Neil
as Lady Bona
Clive Morton
as Lord Talbot
David Warner
as King Henry VI
