Richard II

1978
Richard II
8| 2h37m| en| Drama, History
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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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  • Richard II Cast
Derek Jacobi as King Richard II
John Gielgud as John of Gaunt
Jon Finch as Henry Bolingbroke
Wendy Hiller as Duchess of York
Charles Gray as Duke of York
Mary Morris as Duchess of Gloucester
Clifford Rose as Bishop of Carlisle
Charles Keating as Duke of Aumerle
Richard Owens as Thomas Mowbray