The Wars of the Roses (1965)

8.7 April 8, 1965 8h 5m Released
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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 Warner

    David Warner

    King Henry VI

  • Janet Suzman

    Janet Suzman

    Joan la Pucelle

  • Peggy Ashcroft

    Peggy Ashcroft

    Queen Margaret

  • Donald Sinden

    Donald Sinden

    Duke of York

  • Paul Hardwick

    Paul Hardwick

    Duke of Gloucester

  • Roy Dotrice

    Roy Dotrice

    King Edward IV

  • Ian Holm

    Ian Holm

    King Richard III

  • Susan Engel

    Susan Engel

    Queen Elizabeth

  • John Normington

    John Normington

    Duke of Bedford

  • Donald Burton

    Donald Burton

    Duke of Exeter

  • Nicholas Selby

    Nicholas Selby

    Duke of Winchester

  • David Waller

    David Waller

    Captain to Talbot

  • William Squire

    William Squire

    Duke of Suffolk

  • Brewster Mason

    Brewster Mason

    Duke of Warwick

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