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