The Wars of the Roses
(1965)
★ 8.7 IMDb · 3 votes
Year: 1965
Runtime: 485 мин
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Peter Hall, John Barton, Robin Midgley, Michael Hayes
Cast: Дэвид Уорнер, Janet Suzman, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Sinden, Paul Hardwick, Рой Дотрис, Иэн Холм, Susan Engel, John Normington, Donald Burton
Plot
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.