Henry VI Part 1 (1983)
Overview
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.095 |
Directed By
Jane Howell
Crew
Jane Howell
Thomas Nashe
William Shakespeare
Peter Pegrum
Cherry Alston
John Peacock
Alan Edmonds
Sam Barclay
David Snodin
Oliver Bayldon
TOP CAST
Peter Benson
King Henry VI
Brenda Blethyn
Joan La Pucelle
John Benfield
Basset / French Sergeant
Michael Byrne
Duke of Alencon
Ron Cook
Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter
Bernard Hill
Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
Trevor Peacock
Lord Talbot
Mark Wing-Davey
Earl of Warwick
Antony Brown
Duke of Burgundy
David Burke
Duke of Gloucester
Paul Chapman
Earl of Suffolk
Arthur Cox
Mayor of London / Sir John Fastolfe
David Daker
Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon
Brian Deacon
Earl of Somerset
Tenniel Evans
Duke of Bedford / Mortimer, Earl of March / French General
Derek Farr
Earl of Salisbury / Sir William Lucy
Derek Fuke
Talbot's Captain / Servant to Gloucester
Alex Guard
Young John Talbot
Paul Jesson
Second Messenger to King
Joanna McCallum
Countess d'Auvergne
Oengus MacNamara
Countess's Messenger
Frank Middlemass
Bishop, later Cardinal, of Winchester
Joseph O'Conor
Duke of Exeter / Shepherd
Brian Protheroe
Bastard of Orleans
Ian Saynor
Charles, Dauphin of France
Peter Wyatt
Woodville, Lieutenant of the Tower
John Alford
Master Gunner's Boy
David Pugh
Mayor's Officer / Watchman of Rouen
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