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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...
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1978-12-10
- video_camera_front Companies Time-Life Television Productions, BBC
- timer Runtime: 157 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 2 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0077806
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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
Jeremy Bulloch
Henry Percy
Robin Sachs
Busby
Damien Thomas
Bagot
Alan Dalton
Green
David Dodimead
Lord Ross
John Flint
Lord Willoughby
Carl Oatley
Earl Berkeley
William Whymper
Sir Stephen Scroop
John Barcroft
Earl of Salisbury
David Garfield
Welsh Captain
Desmond Adams
Sir Pierce of Exton
Joe Ritchie
Groom
Paddy Ward
Keeper
Bruno Barnabe
Abbot of Westminster
Jonathan Adams
Gardener
Alan Collins
Gardener's Man
John Curless
Lord Fitzwater
Terry Wright
Murderer
Ronald Fernee
Servant
Tim Brown
Herald
Mike Lewin
Herald
Phillada Sewell
Queen's Lady
Sandra Frieze
Queen's Lady
groups Crew
William Shakespeare
Author
David Giles
Director
Fraser Lowden
Unit Manager
Alan Shallcross
Script Editor
Terry Wright
Fight Choreographer
Terence Banks
Production Assistant
Cedric Messina
Producer
Ann Rayment
Makeup Artist
John Summers
Lighting Design
Robin Fraser-Paye
Costume Designer
Colin Dixon
Sound
Tony Abbott
Production Design
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