Richard II 1978
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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...
- Released: 1978-12-10
- Runtime: 157 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller, Charles Gray
- Director: William Shakespeare, David Giles, Fraser Lowden, Alan Shallcross, Terry Wright
