Film

Richard II

Name: Richard II
Director: David Giles
Released: 1978
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Jon Finch, John Gielgud, Charles Gray, Wendy Hiller

1978 · 157 min · ★ 7.5 · Dir. David Giles

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...