The program was also nominated for the best single drama award. Richard ii, the first installment of the hollow crown premieres friday, september 20 at 9 p. Rent the hollow crown 20 starring tom hiddleston and ben wishaw on dvd and bluray. Richard ii, set around the year 98, traces the fall from power of the last king of the house of plantagenet, richard ii, and his replacement. Whishaws performance earned him the 20 british academy television award bafta for leading actor. Richard ii 20 starring tom hiddleston and ben wishaw on dvd and bluray. With fiona shaw, graham crowden, richard bremmer, david lyon. Watch royal shakespeare company richard ii full movie online.
Rent the hollow crown 20 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Bolingbroke returns to gaunts castle where ross and willoughby are holding prisoner two of richard s loyal supporters. Richard ii, written around 1595, is the first play in shakespeares second history tetralogy, a series of four plays that chronicles the rise of the house of lancaster to the british throne. Richard ii, henry iv, part 1, henry iv, part 2 and henry v, 1 starring ben whishaw.
A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england an. It was an original practices production with an allmale cast. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. In prison richard must fight against adversaries representing the virtues of a knight. There are few film representations of this play only 2 it seems. Richard ii was directed by rupert goold, who adapted the screenplay with ben power. King henry ii tests the loyalty and honor of his son richard sending him to a hellish prison. This is the one to see, if you love richard ii the play. Prime video verified purchase richard ii is one of shakespeares lesserknown history plays, but it sets up the henry iv plays with richards abdication after henry bolingbroke returns from banishment to challenge his authority. Richard iii is a 2016 british television film based on the play of the same name by william shakespeare. A friend of mine used to think that the film rocky ii was pronounced rocky eye eye. A broadcast on bbc4 of shakespeares richard ii live from the globe theatre, london. With greg maness, burton perez, malcolm mcdowell, stewart arnold. Richard ii stage footage act iv, scene 1 the deposition scene 20 duration.
Ben whishaw stars as the titular richard ii of england. From executive producer sam mendes, king richard ii. Title page of richard ii, from the fifth quarto, published in 1615. The hollow crown is a series of british television film adaptations of william shakespeares history plays. Richard ii, with david tennant in the title role, was the first play directed by gregory doran in his new position as artistic director of the rsc in october 20.
Tennant is at his mercurial best in these scenes, which are also where the production summons full strength. David tennant stars in gregory dorans production of the historical play at the royal shakespeare theatre. Richard ii 20 gregory doran on allmovie this production of shakespeares historical play. Royal shakespeare company richard ii 20 full movie. The life and death of king richard the second, commonly called richard ii, is a history play by. The hollow crown is bbcs magnificent filming of the shakespeares second henriad richard ii with henry ivs rise to power, henry iv, parts i and ii, and henry v. Richard ii is a vain, selfindulgent man who rules with little. Production history edit farrell used fort strong, an abandoned post american civil warera fort on long island an island in boston harbor, as the location for this production. Rsc artistic director gregory doran directs david tennant in the title role. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of england and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last for 100 years. Gregory doran 20 production richard ii royal shakespeare.
The weightier interiority of his performance as events progress to richards imprisonment and murder marks a meaningful change from his effete arrogance and insensitivity earlier. Richard the second is a 2001 american film adaptation of william shakespeares richard ii, directed by john farrell. It has been released as a cineplex odeon special worldwide movie event. With david tennant, elliot barnesworrell, antony byrne, sean chapman. I believe the first three of these have only been filmed in the old 1970s bbc series of shakespeares complete works, and although the old series was at its best with its version. Find similar and related movies for royal shakespeare company. Richard ii 20 a monarch ordained by god to lead his people.
Though nominally a history play, richard ii is more about character than history and could easily be considered a tragedy. The tragedy of richard ii by william shakespeare youtube. Richard ii tv movie 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Starring david tennant, emma hamilton, michael pennington, and nigel lindsay. The incompetent richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. Reviewed in the united states on september 6, 20 format. David tennant played the title role of richard ii in this production which was filmed at the royal shakespeare theatre in stratforduponavon on wednesday th november 20. Oliviers performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother edwards crown through a murderous set of machinations. The first cycle is an adaptation of shakespeares second historical tetralogy, the henriad. Richard ii cinematic trailer live from stratforduponavon royal. David tennant plays richard ii as he hands his crown to bollingbroke, played by nigel lindsay.
Richard ii is a 2012 british television film based on william shakespeares play of the same. Richard the lionheart is a 20 film, starring chandler maness as richard the lionheart, malcolm mcdowell as king henry ii and andrea zirio as henry the young. It is the seventh and final film in the series of television adaptations of william shakespeares history plays produced by sam mendes for bbc two under the title the hollow crown. A day before it was scheduled to be posted online, the bbc website have uploaded the filmed production of david tennant in richard ii. This is my favourite shakespeare play and the first that i saw at the globe theatre. The truest production that i have seen on tape or dvd is the one with the equally magnificent sir derek jacobi as richard ii, from the bbc 1978 version with john gielgud. With richard iii, laurence olivieras director, producer, and startransfigures shakespeares great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of machiavellian villainy. Richard ii stage footage act iv, scene 1 the deposition scene 20.
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