The Wars of the Roses
(1965)

Released: 1965-04-08

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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.

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David Warner

as King Henry VI

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Janet Suzman

as Joan la Pucelle

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Peggy Ashcroft

as Queen Margaret

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Donald Sinden

as Duke of York

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Paul Hardwick

as Duke of Gloucester

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Roy Dotrice

as King Edward IV

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Ian Holm

as King Richard III

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Susan Engel

as Queen Elizabeth

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John Normington

as Duke of Bedford

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Donald Burton

as Duke of Exeter

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Nicholas Selby

as Duke of Winchester

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David Waller

as Captain to Talbot

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William Squire

as Duke of Suffolk

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Brewster Mason

as Duke of Warwick

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Madoline Thomas

as Margery Jourdain

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Charles Kay

as The Dauphine

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Jeffery Dench

as Sir Humphrey Stafford

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David Hargreaves

as Duke of Norfolk

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