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Richard II (1978)
Directed by David Giles
Overview
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…
Length 157 minutes
Actors
Derek Jacobi | Jon Finch | Charles Gray | John Gielgud | Wendy Hiller | Charles Keating | Robin Sachs | David Swift | Bruno Barnabe | Damien Thomas | Jeremy Bulloch | Paddy Ward | Richard Owens | Mary Morris | Phillada Sewell | Jonathan Adams | Jeffrey Holland | Clifford Rose | Desmond Adams | David Garfield | Janet Maw | John Barcroft | Sandra Frieze | Terry Wright | Joe Ritchie | John Flint | David Dodimead | Mike Lewin | William Whymper | Ronald Fernee | Tim Brown | Alan Dalton | John Curless | Carl Oatley | Alan Collins