Henry VI, Part 1 (2016)

Directed by

Dominic Cooke

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film adapts Shakespeare's first two Henry VI plays for television. It follows the young and pious King Henry VI as he tries to rule a kingdom torn apart by nobles who struggle for power and by the beginning of the Wars of the Roses. Queen Margaret and Richard of York are key figures in the political turmoil.

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What happens

"Henry VI, Part 1" is first episode of the second series of the British television series The Hollow Crown, based on the plays Henry VI, Part 1 and Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare. The episode was produced by Rupert Ryle-Hodges and directed by Dominic Cooke, who also adapted the screenplay with Ben Power. It starred Tom Sturridge as Henry VI, Sophie Okonedo as Queen Margaret and Adrian Dunbar as Richard of York. The adaptation presents Henry VI in two parts, incorporating all three Henry VI plays. It was first broadcast on 7 May 2016 on BBC Two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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