Richard II [dvd] / produced by Cedric Messina; directed by David Giles.
Publisher number: BBCDVD176727 | BBCSeries: BBC ShakespearePublication details: London : BBC, c2005. Description: 1 DVD (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inLOC classification: DVD: RICHCast: Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller, Charles Gray, Mary MorrisSummary: Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal andstately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wastful in his spending habits, unwise in his choice of counsellors, 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...| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Fischer Hall Library DVD | DVD: RICH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | V000548 | |||
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Fischer Hall Library DVD | DVD: RICH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Withdrawn | disc damaged - withdrawn | V940 |
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DVD release of the 1978 television transmission.
Cast: Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller, Charles Gray, Mary Morris
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal andstately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wastful in his spending habits, unwise in his choice of counsellors, 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...
UK Cert U.
PAL region 2 & 4.