Richard II
Brief Synopsis
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Shakespeare's history play about the weak King Richard II and his inability to cope with sedition and rebellion in England in the late 1300s, which led to the loss of the throne to the usurper Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV), and his own ignominious murder at the hands of Henry's henchman.
Cast & Crew
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David Giles
Director
Jeremy Bulloch
Wendy Hiller
Bruno Barnabe
John Flint
David Swift
Film Details
Also Known As
Shakespeare Plays (03/28/79), The
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1979
Synopsis
Shakespeare's history play about the weak King Richard II and his inability to cope with sedition and rebellion in England in the late 1300s, which led to the loss of the throne to the usurper Henry Bolingbroke (later Henry IV), and his own ignominious murder at the hands of Henry's henchman.
Director
David Giles
Director
Cast
Jeremy Bulloch
Wendy Hiller
Bruno Barnabe
John Flint
David Swift
Clifford Rose
John Barcroft
Jonathan Adams
David Garfield
Joe Ritchie
Janet Maw
Jeffrey Holland
William Whymper
Richard Owens
Jon Finch
John Gielgud
Charles Keating
Mary Morris
Robin Sachs
Paddy Ward
Desmond Adams
Damien Thomas
Alan Dalton
Carl Oatley
David Dodimead
Derek Jacobi
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Shakespeare Plays (03/28/79), The
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1979
