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The Hollow Crown is a series of British television film adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays. The first series is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V, [1] starring Ben Whishaw, Jeremy Irons and Tom Hiddleston.
The Hollow Crown: With Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay. A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
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- 2013-09-20
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The Hollow Crown is a lavish new series of filmed adaptations of four of Shakespeare’s most gripping history plays; Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V on...
Directed by Olivier award -winners Rupert Goold, Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock, these stunning adaptations tell the story of three kings, Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V and their battle for survival. Shakespeare’s epic yet intimate plays are filmed in the visually breath-taking landscape and architecture of the period.
The episodes were produced by Sam Mendes, directed and adapted by Richard Eyre and starred Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV, Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff and Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal. [1] Much of the cast and crew of both episodes overlap and the plot flows directly from the first to the second.
Ben Power (Associate Director of The National Theatre), who previously wrote the screenplays for Richard II and Henry V, has adapted the cycle for the screen. Synopses: Henry VI Part 1...
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Sep 27, 2013 · Henry IV, Part 1 (2012) is the second of the seven episodes of The Hollow Crown (TV Series). It was scripted and directed by Richard Eyre. Although Jeremy Irons gets star credit in the title role, the true stars of the movie are Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal and Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff.
