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Richard II (1978)

Richard II (1978)

Drama History TV Movie
Release Date: 1978, December 10
Directors: David Giles
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Time-Life Television Productions, BBC
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Jon Finch, Clifford Rose, Jonathan Adams, Jeremy Bulloch, Robin Sachs, John Gielgud, Charles Gray, Charles Keating, Wendy Hiller, David Swift, Richard Owens

Overview:

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...

Keywords:

king of england british history