![The Wars of the Roses](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/4Ez2hCEV6JafNGpq1unWAdNJiF7.jpg)
π Overview:
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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1965-04-08
β Running Time:
485 mins
β Vote Average:
8.5
Beloved Cast
![David Warner original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yIi18NhnwFTlbsWvRBdMT2Ido6Y.jpg)
King Henry VI
David Warner
![Janet Suzman original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5H1cxIbRuIlpqOxU1rsGAetrsyi.jpg)
Joan la Pucelle
Janet Suzman
![Peggy Ashcroft original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bF2GD1brYDKT17j25ANkZQR739R.jpg)
Queen Margaret
Peggy Ashcroft
![Donald Sinden original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/x7xq2O7mqVwSnnQNo3E1YDndIx7.jpg)
Duke of York
Donald Sinden
![Paul Hardwick original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Duke of Gloucester
Paul Hardwick
![Roy Dotrice original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/etXS22XFmYmHiQ7RDYf72pPO4fp.jpg)
King Edward IV
Roy Dotrice
![Ian Holm original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cOJDgvgj4nMec6Inzj1H5nugTO5.jpg)
King Richard III
Ian Holm
![Susan Engel original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Queen Elizabeth
Susan Engel
![John Normington original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qG1oQjFvMCI1dBDriAEo93hZyFH.jpg)
Duke of Bedford
John Normington
![Donald Burton original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xsHbW4EQ1MXzAfEKDjI81xyBdBM.jpg)
Duke of Exeter
Donald Burton
![Nicholas Selby original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Duke of Winchester
Nicholas Selby
![David Waller original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Captain to Talbot
David Waller
![William Squire original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/k3HPWslxIahGKovuQLgvk3CuB8i.jpg)
Duke of Suffolk
William Squire
![Brewster Mason original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Duke of Warwick
Brewster Mason
![Stephen Hancock original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Bassett
Stephen Hancock
![Clive Morton original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nUC58KK5KVs1fMAum5rtLcHGWlb.jpg)
Lord Talbot
Clive Morton
![Madoline Thomas original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Margery Jourdain
Madoline Thomas
![Charles Kay original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/itrjpPBP313mCdyk86YPLmBMPqZ.jpg)
The Dauphine
Charles Kay
![Jeffery Dench original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cLPv5PggBO9TLspAcU1ryj3sdHQ.jpg)
Sir Humphrey Stafford
Jeffery Dench
![David Hargreaves original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bskRVRQw1KlwvytZLFvlCI7SqIL.jpg)
Duke of Norfolk
David Hargreaves
![Derek Waring original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Earl of Rivers
Derek Waring
![Colette O'Neil original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wNiNCGocwOwJzNv8ZSoLPEnLWaP.jpg)
Lady Bona
Colette O'Neil
![Eric Porter original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fspL0jPlDYqgscfrIPD8ytb3XXb.jpg)
Henry VII
Eric Porter