The Wars of the Roses (movie)
- User score: 8.5
- Production country: United Kingdom
- Producer: Robin Midgley , Peter Hall , John Barton , Michael Hayes
- Production companies: Royal Shakespeare Company
- Genre: Drama, History
- Release date: 4/8/1965
- Run time: 485 min.
Movie description
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.
