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Movie · 1965

The Wars of the Roses

Released 8 April 1965 More from 1965 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

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.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Clive Morton
as Lord Talbot
61
William Squire
as Duke of Suffolk
48
Paul Hardwick
as Duke of Gloucester
46
Donald Sinden
as Duke of York
41
Roy Dotrice
as King Edward IV
41
Eric Porter
as Henry VII
37
Ian Holm
as King Richard III
33
Janet Suzman
as Joan la Pucelle
26
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
35years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Clive Morton — oldest on the call sheet
26Janet Suzman — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast
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