Richard II
Release Date: 1978-12-10
Rating : 7.5/10
Duration : 157 minutes
Genres : Drama, History, TV Movie
Director : David Giles
Writer :
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...
Cast
Derek Jacobi
John Gielgud
Jon Finch
Wendy Hiller
Charles Gray
Mary Morris