The Wars of the Roses (1965)
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.
Directors: Peter Hall, John Barton, Robin Midgley, Michael Hayes.
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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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Stephen Hancock as Bassett |
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Clive Morton as Lord Talbot |
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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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Derek Waring as Earl of Rivers |
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Colette O'Neil as Lady Bona |
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Eric Porter as Henry VII |
| Directing | Peter Hall | Director |
| Directing | John Barton | Director |
| Directing | Robin Midgley | Director |
| Writing | John Barton | Writer |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Original Story |
| Sound | Guy Woolfenden | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Michael Hayes | Director |
