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Chimes at Midnight

A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF

7.2(243)
Released:December 22, 1965
Runtime:1h 55m
Status:Released

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

Cast

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Falstaff

Keith Baxter

Keith Baxter

Prince Hal

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Henry IV

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Doll Tearsheet

Margaret Rutherford

Margaret Rutherford

Mistress Quickly

Marina Vlady

Marina Vlady

Kate Percy

Walter Chiari

Walter Chiari

Mr. Silence

Michael Aldridge

Michael Aldridge

Pistol

Tony Beckley

Tony Beckley

Ned Poins

Jeremy Rowe

Prince John

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Henry 'Hotspur' Percy

Alan Webb

Alan Webb

Justice Shallow

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Worcester

José Nieto

José Nieto

Northumberland

Andrew Faulds

Andrew Faulds

Westmoreland

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Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

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