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The Wars of the Roses (1965)

04/08/1965 Drama, History 8h 5m
85%
User
Score
8.9/10

Overview

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.

Peter Hall

Director

John Barton

Director

Robin Midgley

Director

Michael Hayes

Director

Top Billed 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

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on March 20, 2024

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 little for the unity or stability of either. It is fair to say that the bard made the King into something a little lacking in politics or sharpness and with his increasingly conniving and vengeful wife Margaret of Anjou (Peggy Ashcroft) at his side we follow a story of manipulation, intrigue, betrayal, murder - indeed just about every vice known to humankind - all elements for which the King was ill-eq...

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