Richard II
(1978)

Released: 1978-12-10

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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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Derek Jacobi

as King Richard II

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John Gielgud

as John of Gaunt

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Jon Finch

as Henry Bolingbroke

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Wendy Hiller

as Duchess of York

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Charles Gray

as Duke of York

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Mary Morris

as Duchess of Gloucester

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David Swift

as Duke of Northumberland

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Clifford Rose

as Bishop of Carlisle

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Charles Keating

as Duke of Aumerle

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Richard Owens

as Thomas Mowbray

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Jeffrey Holland

as Duke of Surrey

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David Dodimead

as Lord Ross

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John Flint

as Lord Willoughby

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Carl Oatley

as Earl Berkeley

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William Whymper

as Sir Stephen Scroop

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John Summers

Lighting Design

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Robin Fraser-Paye

Costume Designer

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Tony Abbott

Production Design

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Terry Wright

Fight Choreographer

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Terence Banks

Production Assistant

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Fraser Lowden

Unit Manager

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Alan Shallcross

Script Editor

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