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Richard II

Richard II

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 10, 1978

Runtime

2h 37m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

75%

Original Title

Richard II

Production Companies

Time-Life Television Productions, BBC

Director

David Giles

Description

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...