Richard II
Summary:
A quarrel erupts between the Duke of Hereford, Henry Bolingbroke (Jon Finch), and the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray (Richard Owens). According to Bolingbroke, Mowbray misappropriated government money and plotted the death of the Duke of Gloucester. Mowbray denies the charges, accusing Bolingbroke of being a slanderous coward. King Richard II (Derek Ja... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Derek Jacobi - (Richard II)
John Gielgud - (John of Gaunt)
Wendy Hiller - (Duchess of York)
Jonathan Adams - (Gardener)
Bruno Barnabe - (Abbot of Westminster)
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Review:
When the BBC presented this 1979 production, it proved that a lesser-known Shakespeare work could entertain and enthrall with the same mesmeric power of plays such as +Macbeth and +Hamlet. Of course, it didn't hurt that one of England's finest actors, Derek Jacobi, was portraying Richard II. From the beginning, Jacobi is suitably... Continue >>
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