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The Wars of the Roses

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Calorie Rating: 681
Released: 1965-04-08
Running Time: 485 Minutes
Studios: Royal Shakespeare Company,


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.

Director / Directors

Peter Hall
Director

John Barton
Director


Cast

David Warner
Character: King Henry VI
Janet Suzman
Character: Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft
Character: Queen Margaret

Donald Sinden
Character: Duke of York
Paul Hardwick
Character: Duke of Gloucester
Roy Dotrice
Character: King Edward IV

Ian Holm
Character: King Richard III
Susan Engel
Character: Queen Elizabeth
John Normington
Character: Duke of Bedford

Donald Burton
Character: Duke of Exeter
Nicholas Selby
Character: Duke of Winchester
David Waller
Character: Captain to Talbot

William Squire
Character: Duke of Suffolk
Brewster Mason
Character: Duke of Warwick
Stephen Hancock
Character: Bassett

Clive Morton
Character: Lord Talbot
Madoline Thomas
Character: Margery Jourdain
Charles Kay
Character: The Dauphine

Jeffery Dench
Character: Sir Humphrey Stafford
David Hargreaves
Character: Duke of Norfolk
Derek Waring
Character: Earl of Rivers

Colette O'Neil
Character: Lady Bona
Eric Porter
Character: Henry VII


Production and Crew

William Shakespeare
Original Story