The Wars of the Roses
Directed by Peter Hall, John Barton, Robin Midgley, Michael Hayes
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
David WarnerKing Henry VI
Janet SuzmanJoan la Pucelle
Peggy AshcroftQueen Margaret
Donald SindenDuke of York
Paul HardwickDuke of Gloucester
Roy DotriceKing Edward IV
Ian HolmKing Richard III
John NormingtonDuke of Bedford
Donald BurtonDuke of ExeterExplore the crew
- Director
- Peter Hall
- Director
- John Barton
- Director
- Robin Midgley
- Writer
- John Barton
- Original Music Composer
- Guy Woolfenden
- Director
- Michael Hayes