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The Wars of the Roses

Genres

Drama , History

Duration

485 min

Director

Peter Hall

Rating

8.5

Release Date

April 8, 1965

The Wars of the Roses

Original title: The Wars of the Roses

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Synopsis

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.