The Wars of the Roses

Name: The Wars of the Roses
Released: 1965
Rating: 8.4

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IMDb8.4106

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DramaHistorySlow BurnEmotional DepthPhilosophicalCult Classic

Why Watch

A Drama, History pick with emotionally resonant storytelling, a patient, deliberate slow burn — Filmistani Score 67.

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.