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The Wars of the Roses

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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.

Rating: 8.5

Cast:

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Jeffery

Dench

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David

Hargreaves

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Derek

Waring

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Colette

O'Neil

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Eric

Porter

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David

Warner

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Janet

Suzman

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Peggy

Ashcroft

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Donald

Sinden

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Paul

Hardwick

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Roy

Dotrice

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Ian

Holm

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Susan

Engel

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John

Normington

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Donald

Burton

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Nicholas

Selby

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David

Waller

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William

Squire

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Brewster

Mason

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Stephen

Hancock

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Clive

Morton

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Madoline

Thomas

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Charles

Kay

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Jeffery

Dench

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David

Hargreaves

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Derek

Waring

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Colette

O'Neil

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Eric

Porter

name

David

Warner

name

Janet

Suzman

name

Peggy

Ashcroft

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Donald

Sinden

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Paul

Hardwick