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Film details
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Featuring
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Country
United Kingdom
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Year
1944
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Genres
Biopic Historical drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battel Fought at Agincourt in France Alternative
Introduction
“It was the first genuinely great Shakespearean film, and set a standard of excellence against which Olivier and all others have had to compete.”
Bruce Eder, The Criterion Collection
Planning to star in a film of Henry V, Laurence Olivier also took the directorial reins after established filmmakers William Wyler and Carol Reed turned him down. Where previous screen Shakespeare had been conservatively theatrical, Olivier’s adaptation confounded expectations by beginning as a recreation of the play’s first Globe production, gradually opening out until the swaggering and kinetic battle scenes unfold in real landscapes (shot in County Wicklow to avoid German bombs).
Cutting the play, Olivier kept the focus on the young king’s heroism, while his muscular central performance, the rich Technicolor cinematography and a dashing score by leading British composer William Walton combined to inspirational effect for war-weary wartime audiences. Olivier received a special Oscar for “outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director”.
Laurence Olivier went on to direct adaptations of Hamlet (1948) and Richard III (1955). Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (1989) restores the darker shades in Shakespeare’s text.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Chorus
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Archbishop of Canterbury
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Bishop of Ely
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the English herald
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Earl of Westmoreland
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Earl of Salisbury
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Sir Thomas Erpingham
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Duke of Exeter
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Duke of Gloucester
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King Henry V of England
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Mountjoy, the French Herald
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Duke of Berri, French Ambassador
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Corporal Nym
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Lieutenant Bardolph
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Ancient Pistol
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Mistress Quickly
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boy
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Sir John Falstaff
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King Charles VI of France
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Duke of Bourbon
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the Constable of France
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Duke of Orleans
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The Dauphin
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the French messenger
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Fluellen, captain in the English Army
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Gower, captain in the English army
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Jamy, captain in English army
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Macmorris, captain in English army
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the governor of Harfleur
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Princess Katherine
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Alice, a lady-in-waiting
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Queen Isabel of France
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Court, soldier in the English army
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Bates, soldier in the English army
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Williams, soldier in the English army
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a priest
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Duke of Burgundy
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[.]
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Credits
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Unknown:
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Directed by
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Production Company
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Produced by
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The Associate Producer
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[Production Supervisor for L.O. Prods]
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[Member of] Production Unit
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[Member of] Production Unit
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[Member of] Production Unit
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Assistant Director
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[Assistant Director (2nd)]
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[Assistant Director (3rd)]
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Continuity
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[Assistant Continuity]
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[Casting]
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The Text Editor
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By
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The Director of Photography
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Colour Director
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Associate [Colour Director]
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The Operating Cameraman
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[Assistant Camera]
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[Assistant Camera]
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[Technicolor Technician]
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Chief Electrician
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[Stills]
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[Matte Shots]
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[Matte Shots]
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[Back Projection]
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Special Effects
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The Editor
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[Assembly Cutter]
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[Assistant Editor]
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[Assistant Editor (2nd)]
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The Art Director
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[Art Director] Assisted by
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[Draughtsman]
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[Draughtsman]
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Scenic Artist
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The Costume Designer
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[Costume Designer] Assisted by
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Hairdressing
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Make-up
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The Music by
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[Music] Played by
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[Music] Conducted by
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The Sound Recorder
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The Sound Recorder
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[Sound Camera Operator]
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[Boom Operator]
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[Boom Assistant]
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[Sound Maintenance Assistant]
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[Dubbing Crew]
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[Dubbing Crew]
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[Dubbing Crew]
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[Dubbing Editor]
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[Dubbing - 'new' foreign version]
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Master of the Horse
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Made at
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