THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING JOHN (1984)
Directed by David Giles
CAST:
Leonard Rossiter .... King John of England
William Whymper .... Chatillon
Mary Morris .... Queen Elinor
Robert Brown .... Earl of Penbroke
John Castle .... Earl of Salisbury
John Flint .... Lord Bigot
John Thaw .... Hubert de Burgh
George Costigan .... Philip the Bastard
Edward Hibbert .... Robert Faulconbridge
Phyllida Law .... Lady Faulconbridge
Mike Lewin .... James Gurney
Charles Kay .... King Philip of France
Jonathan Coy .... Lewis, the Dauphin
Luc Owen .... Arthur
Gorden Kaye .... Duke of Austria |  |
SYNOPSIS:
King John is visited by an emissary from France, demanding that he hand his throne over to his nephew Arthur, whom the French King Philip believes is the rightful heir to the throne. If John refuses to abdicate, war is threatened.
John oversees a land dispute between Robert Faulconbridge and his older brother Philip (known as 'the Bastard'), during which it becomes apparent that Philip is the illegitimate son of King Richard I. Queen Elinor, mother to both Richard and John, recognises the family resemblance and suggests that he renounce his claim to the Faulconbridge land in exchange for a knighthood. John knights the Bastard under the name Richard. Read more at BFI Online...
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TRIVIA:
• Charles Kay would reteam with co-star John Thaw years later in the television movie adaption of Goodnight, Mister Tom (1999).
LINKS:
http:// BFI Online - The Life and Death of King John
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