Shakespeare Historical Dramas (Volume 1) - 7-DVD Box Set ( The First Part of Henry the Sixt / The Second Part of Henry the Sixth / The Third Part of Henry the Sixth / The Tragedy of Richard III ) ( The First Part of Henry the Sixt / The Second Part of Henry the Sixth / The Third Part of Henry the Sixth / Richard III )

Shakespeare Historical Dramas (Volume 1) - 7-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The First Part of Henry the Sixt / The Second Part of Henry the Sixth / The Third Part of Henry the Sixth / The Tragedy of Richard III
Alternate Title: The First Part of Henry the Sixt / The Second Part of Henry the Sixth / The Third Part of Henry the Sixth / Richard III
Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
840 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1983 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Jane Howell

Written By:
Christopher Marlowe
Thomas Nashe
William Shakespeare

Actors:
John Benfield ..... Basset / French Sergeant
Peter Benson ..... King Henry VI
Brenda Blethyn ..... Joan La Pucelle
Antony Brown ..... Duke of Burgundy
David Burke ..... Duke of Gloucester
Michael Byrne ..... Duke of Alencon
Paul Chapman ..... Earl of Suffolk
Ron Cook ..... Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter
Arthur Cox ..... Mayor of London / Sir John Fastolfe
David Daker ..... Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon
Brian Deacon ..... Earl of Somerset
Tenniel Evans ..... Duke of Bedford / Mortimer, Earl of March / French General
Derek Farr ..... Earl of Salisbury / Sir William Lucy
Julia Foster ..... Margaret, Daughter of Reignier
Derek Fuke ..... Talbot's Captain / Gloucester's Servant
Alex Guard ..... Young John Talbot
Bernard Hill ..... Master Gunner / Duke of York
Paul Jesson ..... Second Messenger to King
Joanna McCallum ..... Countess d'Auvergne
Oengus MacNamara ..... Messenger / Second Serving Man
Frank Middlemass ..... Cardinal Beaufort
Joseph O'Conor ..... Duke of Exeter / Shepherd
John Benfield ..... First Murderer / Ship's Master
Antony Brown ..... Walter Whitmore / Alexander Iden
David Burke ..... Duke of Gloucester / Dick the Butcher
Michael Byrne ..... John Hume / Lieutenant
Anne Carroll ..... Duchess of Gloucester
Paul Chapman ..... Duke of Suffolk
Ron Cook ..... Richard Plantagenet
Arthur Cox ..... Thomas Horner / Lord Clifford
David Daker ..... Duke of Buckingham
Brian Deacon ..... Duke of Somerset / Smith the Weaver
Tenniel Evans ..... Earl of Salisbury / Cler of Chartham
Derek Farr ..... Lord Say
Julia Foster ..... Queen Margaret
Derek Fuke ..... Simpcox / George Bovis
Alex Guard ..... Second Prentice / Micheal
Bernard Hill ..... Duke of York
Paul Jesson ..... John Holland / George Plantagenet
Pat Keen ..... Margery Jourdain
Gabrielle Lloyd ..... Simpcox's Wife
Oengus MacNamara ..... Young Clifford
John Benfield ..... Earl of Northumberland / 2nd Keeper / Huntsman
Peter Benson ..... Henry VI
Gerald Blackmore ..... Second Company
Antony Brown ..... Lewis, King of France / Sir John Montgomery
Michael Byrne ..... Marquess of Montague / Father that killed his son
Paul Chapman ..... Earl Rivers
Ron Cook ..... Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Rowena Cooper ..... Lady Elizabeth Grey, later Queen
Arthur Cox ..... Duke of Somerset
David Daker ..... Lord Hastings
Mathew David ..... Edmund, Earl of Rutland
Brian Deacon ..... Earl of Oxford
Tenniel Evans ..... Messenger to York / First Keeper / First Watchman
Derek Farr ..... Duke of Exeter / Mayor of York
Derek Fuke ..... Earl of Westmoreland / Post
Alex Guard ..... Son that Killed his Father / Marquess of Dorset
Paul Jesson ..... George, Duke of Clarence
Merelina Kendall ..... Lady Bona
Oengus MacNamara ..... Young Clifford / Messenger to Warwick
Brian Protheroe ..... Edward IV
Antony Brown ..... Sir Richard Ratcliffe
David Burke ..... Sir William Catesby
Michael Byrne ..... Duke of Buckingham
Anne Carroll ..... Jane Shore
Ron Cook ..... Richard III
Rowena Cooper ..... Queen Elizabeth
Arthur Cox ..... Lord Grey / Lord Mayor of London
Annette Crosbie ..... Duchess of York
Brian Deacon ..... Henry, Earl of Richmond / Second Citizen / First Messenger
Jeremy Dimmick ..... Young Duke of York
Tenniel Evans ..... Lord Stanley
Derek Farr ..... Sir Robert Brakenbury / Earl of Surrey
Dorian Ford ..... Edward, Prince of Wales
Derek Fuke ..... Second Murderer / Sir Thomas Vaughan
Alex Guard ..... Marquess of Dorset
Bernard Hill ..... First Murderer / Sir William Brandon
Patsy Kensit ..... Lady Margaret Plantagenet

Synopsis:

The First Part of Henry the Sixt: Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France, young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the Duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are other claimants to the throne, Plantagenet of York and Somerset of Lancaster, whose factions will ultimately cause the Wars of the Roses. Ignorant of the schisms, Henry tries to unite them in the Hundred Years' War, capturing Joan of Arc, before he marries Margaret of Anjou to unite England and France. However, there is no dowry, angering the court. Margaret finds the pious Henry a dull husband and embarks upon an affair with Somerset as well as crossing Gloucester's wife Eleanor. When Gloucester is arrested for alleged treason because of Eleanor, Henry is too feeble to prevent his death or the country slipping into civil war. The Second Part of Henry the Sixth: Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are other claimants to the throne, Plantagent of York and Somerset of Lancaster, whose factions will ultimately cause the Wars of the Roses. Ignorant of the schisms Henry tries to unite them in the Hundred Years War, capturing Joan of Arc, before he marries Margaret of Anjou to unite England and France, but there is no dowry, angering the court. Margaret finds the pious Henry a dull husband and embarks upon an affair with Somerset as well as crossing Gloucester's wife Eleanor. When Gloucester is arrested for alleged treason because of Eleanor Henry is too feeble to prevent his death or the country slipping into civil war. The Third Part of Henry the Sixth: Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are other claimants to the throne, Plantagent of York and Somerset of Lancaster, whose factions will ultimately cause the Wars of the Roses. Ignorant of the schisms Henry tries to unite them in the Hundred Years War, capturing Joan of Arc, before he marries Margaret of Anjou to unite England and France, but there is no dowry, angering the court. Margaret finds the pious Henry a dull husband and embarks upon an affair with Somerset as well as crossing Gloucester's wife Eleanor. When Gloucester is arrested for alleged treason because of Eleanor, Henry is too feeble to prevent his death or the country slipping into civil war. Richard III: Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.

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