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Richard II

★ 8/10 · 3 votes 1978 2h 37m Released

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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...

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