Richard II (1978)

8.0/10 • 157 min • Drama History TV Movie

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...

Cast

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

Clifford Rose

Bishop of Carlisle

Charles Keating

Duke of Aumerle

Richard Owens

Thomas Mowbray

Jeffrey Holland

Duke of Surrey

Jeremy Bulloch

Henry Percy

Robin Sachs

Busby

Damien Thomas

Bagot

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