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.
- 8.5
- 1965
- Released
- 8h 5m
David Warner
King Henry VI
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
Paul Hardwick
Duke of Gloucester
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
Ian Holm
King Richard IIISusan Engel
Queen Elizabeth
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
Donald Burton
Duke of ExeterNicholas Selby
Duke of WinchesterDavid Waller
Captain to Talbot
William Squire
Duke of SuffolkBrewster Mason
Duke of WarwickStephen Hancock
Bassett
Clive Morton
Lord TalbotMadoline Thomas
Margery Jourdain
Charles Kay
The Dauphine
Jeffery Dench
Sir Humphrey Stafford
David Hargreaves
Duke of NorfolkDerek Waring
Earl of Rivers
Colette O'Neil
Lady Bona
Eric Porter
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Peter Hall really has worked these four plays together well and building on a really convincing performance from David Warner offers us a grand amalgam of Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III plays. There's history, tragedy, and comedy a-plenty as the tale starts amidst the Hundred Years War between England and France. Ostensibly, Henry VI (Warner) was king of both territories but that did littl