The Wars of the Roses
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8hrs
5mins
Directed by
Robin Midgley,
Peter Hall,
John Barton,
Michael Hayes
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Starring
David Warner,
Janet Suzman,
Peggy Ashcroft,
Donald Sinden
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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.