Richard II (movie)
- User score: 7.5
- Production country: United Kingdom
- Producer: David Giles
- Production companies: Time-Life Television Productions, BBC
- Genre: Drama, History
- Release date: 12/10/1978
- Run time: 157 min.
Movie description
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...
