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...
Released: Dec 10, 1978
Runtime: 157 minutes
Stars: Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller, Charles Gray, Mary Morris
Crew: William Shakespeare (Author), David Giles (Director), Terry Wright (Fight Choreographer), Terence Banks (Production Assistant), Fraser Lowden (Unit Manager), Alan Shallcross (Script Editor)