ITA Live: Kings of War (2021)
In Kings of War, director Ivo van Hove focuses on political leadership. The original texts were retranslated by Rob Klinkenberg and then thoroughly adapted: the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the Rose Wars between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, which are emphatically present as a historical context in the original pieces, were referred to the background in the adaptation in order to accommodate a varied portrait of successive kings. As leaders in times of political instability and war, they show remarkable affinities with world leaders today.
- Released
- 2021-01-22
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 270 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ivo van Hove
Cast
- Ramsey Nasr as Henry V, Richmond
- Eelco Smits as Grey, Henry VI
- Hans Kesting as Richard III
- Hugo Koolschijn as Charles VI, Warwick, Stanley
- Aus Greidanus Jr. as Gloucester, Buckingham
- Alwin Pulinckx as Exeter, Prince of Wales
- Bart Slegers as Chief of Staff, York, Edward IV
- Chris Nietvelt as Montjoy, Leonora, Elizabeth
- Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Cardinal, Rivers
- Harm Duco Schut as Williams, Prince Edward, Prince of York
- Ilke Paddenburg as Katharina, Lady Anne
- Celia Nufaar as Duchess of York