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  • The First Part of King Henry VI (1983)
  • TV Movie | 188 min | Drama, History
The First Part of King Henry VI (1983)
TV Movie | 188 min | Drama, History

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 ...See moreFollowing 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. See less
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Mar 27, 1983 (United States)

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65 cast members
Name Known for
John Benfield
Basset / French Sergeant Basset / French Sergeant   See fewer
Peter Benson
King Henry VI King Henry VI   See fewer
Brenda Blethyn
Joan La Pucelle Joan La Pucelle   See fewer
Antony Brown
Duke of Burgundy (as Anthony Brown) Duke of Burgundy (as Anthony Brown)   See fewer
David Burke
Duke of Gloucester Duke of Gloucester   See fewer
Michael Byrne
Duke of Alencon Duke of Alencon   See fewer
Paul Chapman
Earl of Suffolk Earl of Suffolk   See fewer
Ron Cook
Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter   See fewer
Arthur Cox
Mayor of London / Sir John Fastolfe Mayor of London / Sir John Fastolfe   See fewer
David Daker
Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon   See fewer
Brian Deacon
Earl of Somerset Earl of Somerset   See fewer
Tenniel Evans
Duke of Bedford / Mortimer, Earl of March / French General Duke of Bedford / Mortimer, Earl of March / French General   See fewer
Derek Farr
Earl of Salisbury / Sir William Lucy Earl of Salisbury / Sir William Lucy   See fewer
Julia Foster
Margaret, Daughter of Reignier Margaret, Daughter of Reignier   See fewer
Derek Fuke
Talbot's Captain / Gloucester's Servant Talbot's Captain / Gloucester's Servant   See fewer
Alex Guard
Young John Talbot Young John Talbot   See fewer
Bernard Hill
Master Gunner / Duke of York Master Gunner / Duke of York   See fewer
Paul Jesson
Second Messenger to King Second Messenger to King   See fewer
Joanna McCallum
Countess d'Auvergne Countess d'Auvergne   See fewer
Oengus MacNamara
Messenger / Second Serving Man Messenger / Second Serving Man   See fewer
Frank Middlemass
Cardinal Beaufort Cardinal Beaufort   See fewer
Joseph O'Conor
Duke of Exeter / Shepherd Duke of Exeter / Shepherd   See fewer
Trevor Peacock
Lord Talbot Lord Talbot   See fewer
Brian Protheroe
Bastard of Orleans Bastard of Orleans   See fewer
David Pugh
Mayor's Officer / Watchman of Rouen Mayor's Officer / Watchman of Rouen   See fewer
Ian Saynor
Charles, Dauphin of France Charles, Dauphin of France   See fewer
Mark Wing-Davey
Earl of Warwick Earl of Warwick   See fewer
Peter Wyatt
Woodville, Lieutenant of the Tower Woodville, Lieutenant of the Tower   See fewer
John Alford
Master Gunner's Boy Master Gunner's Boy   See fewer
Peter Aldwyn
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Sean Bartley
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Brian Binns
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Gerald Blackmore
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Stephen Brigden
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Michael Cogan
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Stuart Cox
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Philip Croskin
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Jonathan Evans
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Mark Fletcher
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Michael Gardiner
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Martin George
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
David Goodwin
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Barry Grantham
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Nick Hall
Second Company (as Nicholas Hall) Second Company (as Nicholas Hall)   See fewer
Derek Holt
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Angus Kennedy
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Hamish Kerr
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Hus Levant
Second Company (as Hus Levent) Second Company (as Hus Levent)   See fewer
David Ludwig
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Peter Macklin
Second Company (as Peter Macklen) Second Company (as Peter Macklen)   See fewer
Valentino Musetti
Actor (as Val Musetti) Actor (as Val Musetti)   See fewer
John Rankin
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Martin Rutledge
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Peter Searles
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
David Stacey
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Brian Stephens
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Dikran Tulaine
Second Company Second Company   See fewer
Alan Meacham
Second Company (as Alan Vicars) Second Company (as Alan Vicars)   See fewer
Simon Ferguson
Musician Musician   See fewer
Brian Little
Musician Musician   See fewer
Ian Mackintosh
Musician Musician   See fewer
Philip Stevenson
Musician Musician   See fewer
Nick Reding
Keeper Keeper   See fewer
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