The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses
1965DramaHistory485 mins

Plot

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... read more

  • Peter Hall

    Director

  • Robin Midgley

    Director

  • Michael Hayes

    Director

  • John Barton

    Director

  • William Shakespeare

    Writer

  • John Barton

    Writer

  • 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 III

  • Susan Engel

    Queen Elizabeth

  • John Normington

    Duke of Bedford

  • Donald Burton

    Duke of Exeter

  • Nicholas Selby

    Duke of Winchester

  • David Waller

    Captain to Talbot

  • William Squire

    Duke of Suffolk

  • Brewster Mason

    Duke of Warwick

  • Stephen Hancock

    Bassett

  • Clive Morton

    Lord Talbot

  • Madoline Thomas

    Margery Jourdain

  • Charles Kay

    The Dauphine

  • Jeffery Dench

    Sir Humphrey Stafford

  • David Hargreaves

    Duke of Norfolk

  • Derek Waring

    Earl of Rivers

  • Colette O'Neil

    Lady Bona

  • Eric Porter

    Henry VII

  • Runtime

    485 minutes

    Released

    1965-04-08

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    Royal Shakespeare Company

    Updated

    988 days ago

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