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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...
- Director
- David Giles
- Writers
- William Shakespeare, Alan Shallcross
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Release date
- 10 December 1978
Ensemble
Cast
Derek Jacobi
King Richard II
John Gielgud
John of Gaunt
Jon Finch
Henry Bolingbroke
Wendy Hiller
Duchess of York
Charles Gray
Duke of York
Mary Morris
Duchess of Gloucester
David Swift
Duke of Northumberland
Clifford Rose
Bishop of Carlisle
Charles Keating
Duke of Aumerle
Richard Owens
Thomas Mowbray
Janet Maw
Queen
Jeffrey Holland
Duke of Surrey
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