King Richard II is a 1954 American film directed by George Schaefer for the Hallmark Television Playhouse TV series.
It starred actor Maurice Evans, who also adopted the teleplay from the original work by William Shakespeare.
Evans had performed Richard II on stage numerous times before.
He had made his Shakespearean debut on TV in a 1953 Hallmark production of Hamlet.
[2] King Richard II was sponsored by Hallmark for a reported $175,000.