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Overview
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...
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 10, 1978
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC,Time-Life Television Productions
- Cast
- Wendy Hiller,Robin Sachs,Joe Ritchie,Carl Oatley,Tim Brown,Sandra Frieze,Jeffrey Holland,John Flint,Richard Owens,Derek Jacobiand 25 more
- Director
- David Giles
- Producer
- Cedric Messina
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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