The Hollow Crown
(2012)
Schauspieler:
Patrick Stewart, Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hughes, Clémence Poésy, James Purefoy, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, David Suchet, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Hiddleston, David Morrissey, Richard Bremmer, Lucian Msamati, Isabella Laughland, Finbar Lynch, Jeremy IronsDer Vierteiler erzählt den Aufstieg und Fall der drei englischen Könige in den Jahren von 1398 bis 1422. Alles beginnt mit dem legitimen aber inkompetenten und eigensüchtigen König Richard, der mit irischen Rebellen zu kämpfen hat. Sein Cousin Henry Bolingbroke lässt ihn ermorden und folgt ihm als Heinrich IV. auf den Thron. Er hat große Schwierigkeiten mit seiner eigenen Schuld an Richards Tod, mit dem Brügerkrieg und mit seinem vergnügungssüchtigen Sohn, der ihm als Heinrich V. auf den Thron folgen soll.
The Hollow Crown brings together four filmed adaptations of Shakespeare's History Plays - Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, and Henry V. Starting in the year 1399, this continuous story of monarchy follows events during sixteen years of dynastic and political power play. Kings, with their families and followers, are threatened by rebellion and conflict. The story takes us from the Royal Court at Westminster to battlefields in England and France. These rich films are woven with the finest of Shakespeare's poetry and are filmed in the architecture and landscape of the period.
The Hollow Crown brings together four filmed adaptations of Shakespeare's History Plays - Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, and Henry V. Starting in the year 1399, this continuous story of monarchy follows events during sixteen years of dynastic and political power play. Kings, with their families and followers, are threatened by rebellion and conflict. The story takes us from the Royal Court at Westminster to battlefields in England and France. These rich films are woven with the finest of Shakespeare's poetry and are filmed in the architecture and landscape of the period.
