Richard II (1978)

8.0 December 10, 1978 2h 37m Released
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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...

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Cast

  • Derek Jacobi

    Derek Jacobi

    King Richard II

  • John Gielgud

    John Gielgud

    John of Gaunt

  • Jon Finch

    Jon Finch

    Henry Bolingbroke

  • Wendy Hiller

    Wendy Hiller

    Duchess of York

  • Charles Gray

    Charles Gray

    Duke of York

  • Mary Morris

    Mary Morris

    Duchess of Gloucester

  • David Swift

    David Swift

    Duke of Northumberland

  • Clifford Rose

    Clifford Rose

    Bishop of Carlisle

  • Charles Keating

    Charles Keating

    Duke of Aumerle

  • Richard Owens

    Richard Owens

    Thomas Mowbray

  • Janet Maw

    Janet Maw

    Queen

  • Jeffrey Holland

    Jeffrey Holland

    Duke of Surrey

  • Jeremy Bulloch

    Jeremy Bulloch

    Henry Percy

  • Robin Sachs

    Robin Sachs

    Busby

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