The First Part of King Henry VI (1983)

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Country: UK, USA
Genres: Drama, History
Release: 1983-01-02
Director: Jane Howell
Writers: William Shakespeare
Language: English
Stars: John Benfield , John Benfield , Peter Benson , Brenda Blethyn , Antony Brown , David Burke , Michael Byrne (I) , Paul Chapman , Ron Cook , Ron Cook , Arthur Cox , Arthur Cox , David Daker , David Daker
Runtime: 188 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The First Part of King Henry VI (United Kingdom) , Henri VI, prvi deo (Serbia) , The First Part of Henry the Sixt , The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part One (United States of America) , La primera parte de Enrique VI (Spain)
Plot: Following his father's early death and the loss of possessions in France, young Henry VI comes to the throne, under the protection of the Duke of Gloucester. He is unaware that there are other claimants to the throne, Plantagenet of York and Somerset of Lancaster, whose factions will ultimately cause the Wars of the Roses. Ignorant of the schisms, Henry tries to unite them in the Hundred Years' War, capturing Joan of Arc, before he marries Margaret of Anjou to unite England and France. However, there is no dowry, angering the court. Margaret finds the pious Henry a dull husband and embarks upon an affair with Somerset as well as crossing Gloucester's wife Eleanor. When Gloucester is arrested for alleged treason because of Eleanor, Henry is too feeble to prevent his death or the country slipping into civil war.
IMDB:tt0085668