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The Wars of the Roses
8.7(3)19658h 5m
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.
- Writers
- John Barton
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Cast

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
Crew
Directing
- Robin MidgleyDirector
- Peter HallDirector
- John BartonDirector
- Michael HayesDirector
Writing
- John BartonWriter
- William ShakespeareOriginal Story
Sound
- Guy WoolfendenOriginal Music Composer