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ITA Live: Kings of War

2021 · 4h 30m · Drama, History

Ivo van Hove merges William Shakespeare's plays Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III into one explosive performance about leadership.

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.

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

Details

Director

Ivo van Hove

Released

January 22, 2021

Runtime

4h 30m

Genres

Drama, History

Status

Released