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Richard II

75% | Dec 10, 1978 | Drama, History

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...

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William Shakespeare
Author
David Giles
Director

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Derek Jacobi
King Richard II
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John Gielgud
John of Gaunt
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Jon Finch
Henry Bolingbroke
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Wendy Hiller
Duchess of York
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Charles Gray
Duke of York

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