Blu-ray Review – The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

Arriving in 2012 to rave reviews, the BBC series "The Hollow Crown" was intended to bring the works of William Shakespeare to a new audience, using the power of name actors to juice up a cycle of films that explored the dramatic highs and lows of royal power and madness. For "The Wars of the Roses," the production returns to the formula, staging "Henry VI, Part 1" (116:18), "Henry VI, Part II" (128:13), and "Richard III" (134:19) with a cast of Shakespeare devotees and industry veterans, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Hugh Bonneville, and Sally Hawkins. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com