📜 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...
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
1978-12-10
⌚ Running Time:
157 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
7.5
Beloved Cast
King Richard II
Derek Jacobi
John of Gaunt
John Gielgud
Henry Bolingbroke
Jon Finch
Duchess of York
Wendy Hiller
Duke of York
Charles Gray
Duchess of Gloucester
Mary Morris
Duke of Northumberland
David Swift
Bishop of Carlisle
Clifford Rose
Duke of Aumerle
Charles Keating
Thomas Mowbray
Richard Owens
Queen
Janet Maw
Duke of Surrey
Jeffrey Holland
Henry Percy
Jeremy Bulloch
Busby
Robin Sachs
Bagot
Damien Thomas
Green
Alan Dalton
Lord Ross
David Dodimead
Lord Willoughby
John Flint
Earl Berkeley
Carl Oatley
Sir Stephen Scroop
William Whymper
Earl of Salisbury
John Barcroft
Welsh Captain
David Garfield
Sir Pierce of Exton
Desmond Adams
Groom
Joe Ritchie
Keeper
Paddy Ward
Abbot of Westminster
Bruno Barnabe
Gardener
Jonathan Adams
Gardener's Man
Alan Collins
Lord Fitzwater
John Curless
Murderer
Terry Wright
Servant
Ronald Fernee
Herald
Tim Brown
Herald
Mike Lewin
Queen's Lady
Phillada Sewell
Queen's Lady
Sandra Frieze