The Wars of the Roses

Name: The Wars of the Roses
Director: Robin Midgley
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1965-04-08
Duration: 485 min
Rating: 8.7
Cast: David Warner, Janet Suzman, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden, Paul Hardwick

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The Wars of the Roses

*8.7

Status

Released

Production

Royal Shakespeare Company

Aired

1965-04-08

The Wars of the Roses

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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