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Chimes at Midnight (1965)

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

22 December 1965 · 1h 55mComedyDramaHistoryWar

★ 7.2 / 10 · 256 votes on TMDB

Directed by Orson Welles

What it's about

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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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

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