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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.
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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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And, in Hollywood terms, the plays are all marketably "based on a true story". The Hollow Crown is therefore providing the public a great service, by not only resurrecting abandoned...
Synopses: Richard II (September 20, 9 p.m.) KING RICHARD (Ben Whishaw) is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin HENRY BOLINGBROKE (Rory Kinnear) and THOMAS MOWBRAY (James Purefoy)....
Sep 20, 2013 · Airing on PBS’ Great Performances, The Hollow Crown is a lavish series of filmed adaptations of four of Shakespeare’s most gripping history plays – Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 and...
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Jun 7, 2016 · William Shakespeare might have been the world’s greatest playwright but he was not the world’s greatest historian, so it would be a mistake to watch this adaptation of Henry VI Parts I, II & III and Richard III in order to discover exactly what went on in the Wars of the Roses.
May 7, 2016 · Benedict Cumberbatch is stepping into the ruthless role of Richard III, Judi Dench is starring as Cecily, Duchess of York, Keeley Hawes – fresh from her shocking return and demise in Line of ...
