Richard II

Richard II

157 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 10, 1978

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...

Richard II

157 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 10, 1978

Richard II
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...
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers BBC, Time-Life Television Productions
Original title Richard II
Directors David Giles
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Derek Jacobi

as King Richard II

Jon Finch

as Henry Bolingbroke

John Gielgud

as John of Gaunt

Charles Gray

as Duke of York

Wendy Hiller

as Duchess of York

Mary Morris

as Duchess of Gloucester

David Swift

as Duke of Northumberland

Clifford Rose

as Bishop of Carlisle

Charles Keating

as Duke of Aumerle

Richard Owens

as Thomas Mowbray

Janet Maw

as Queen

Jeffrey Holland

as Duke of Surrey

Jeremy Bulloch

as Henry Percy

Robin Sachs

as Busby

Damien Thomas

as Bagot

Alan Dalton

as Green

David Dodimead

as Lord Ross

John Flint

as Lord Willoughby

Carl Oatley

as Earl Berkeley

William Whymper

as Sir Stephen Scroop

John Barcroft

as Earl of Salisbury

David Garfield

as Welsh Captain

Desmond Adams

as Sir Pierce of Exton

Joe Ritchie

as Groom

Paddy Ward

as Keeper

Bruno Barnabe

as Abbot of Westminster

Jonathan Adams

as Gardener

Alan Collins

as Gardener's Man

John Curless

as Lord Fitzwater

Terry Wright

as Murderer

Ronald Fernee

as Servant

Tim Brown

as Herald

Mike Lewin

as Herald

Phillada Sewell

as Queen's Lady

Sandra Frieze

as Queen's Lady