The Wars of the Roses
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Release Date: 1965-04-08
DramaHistory
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.
CASTS
David Warner
King Henry VI
Janet Suzman
Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft
Queen Margaret
Donald Sinden
Duke of York
Roy Dotrice
King Edward IV
Ian Holm
King Richard III
John Normington
Duke of Bedford
Donald Burton
Duke of Exeter
William Squire
Duke of Suffolk
Clive Morton
Lord Talbot
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