Richard II (1978)
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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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Derek JacobiKing Richard II
Jon FinchHenry Bolingbroke
John GielgudJohn of Gaunt
Charles GrayDuke of York
Wendy HillerDuchess of York
Mary MorrisDuchess of GloucesterDavid SwiftDuke of Northumberland
Clifford RoseBishop of Carlisle
Charles KeatingDuke of AumerleRichard OwensThomas MowbrayJanet MawQueen
Jeffrey HollandDuke of SurreyKeywords
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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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