II. Richard

Synopsis

A version, of Richard II directed for Hungarian Television by Janos Edelenyi with Tamás Jordán as King Richard. The Internet Movie Database (accessed 4/2008) dates the production as 1976 and the Trivia section reads ‘Director Janas Edelenyi emigrated from Hungary, which led to the banning of this movie. It was only released in 1992’. No further details on the production known.

Language

Hungarian

Country

Hungary

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Availability

No archive copy found (4/2008).

Credits

Director

Janos Edelenyi

Cinematographer

György Fehér

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Tamás Jordán	King Richard II
Lajos Básti	John of Gaunt
Sándor Lukacs	Bolingbroke
Ferenc David Kiss	Sir Stephen Scroope
Géza Polgár	Thomas Mowbray
István Bozóky	Sir Piers Exton
István Bujtor	Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
István Holl	Lord Ross
János Arva	Bushy
József Képessy	Captain of the Welsh army
Kornél Gelley	Bishop of Carlisle
Lásló Soós	Earl of Salisbury
Nándor Tóth	Bagot
Péter Cseke	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Sándor Vajó	Green
Tibor Rácz	Duke of Aumerle
Zoltán Sárközy	Lord Willoughby

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Richard II

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Magyar Televizio