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Richard II

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...

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Richard II

December 10, 1978
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Cast (35)

Derek Jacobi
King Richard II
John Gielgud
John of Gaunt
Jon Finch
Henry Bolingbroke
Wendy Hiller
Duchess of York
Charles Gray
Duke of York
Mary Morris
Duchess of Gloucester
David Swift
Duke of Northumberland
Clifford Rose
Bishop of Carlisle
Charles Keating
Duke of Aumerle
Richard Owens
Thomas Mowbray
Janet Maw
Queen
Jeffrey Holland
Duke of Surrey
Jeremy Bulloch
Henry Percy
David Dodimead
Lord Ross
John Flint
Lord Willoughby
Carl Oatley
Earl Berkeley
William Whymper
Sir Stephen Scroop
John Barcroft
Earl of Salisbury
David Garfield
Welsh Captain
Desmond Adams
Sir Pierce of Exton
Paddy Ward
Keeper
Bruno Barnabe
Abbot of Westminster
Jonathan Adams
Gardener
Alan Collins
Gardener's Man
John Curless
Lord Fitzwater
Terry Wright
Murderer
Tim Brown
Herald
Mike Lewin
Herald
Phillada Sewell
Queen's Lady
Sandra Frieze
Queen's Lady

Crew (11)

Directing

David Giles
Director

Writing

Production

Fraser Lowden
Unit Manager
Terence Banks
Production Assistant

Sound

Art

Tony Abbott
Production Design

Camera

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Costume & Make-Up

Ann Rayment
Makeup Artist
Robin Fraser-Paye
Costume Designer

Crew

Terry Wright
Fight Choreographer

Editing

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Lighting

John Summers
Lighting Design

Visual Effects

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