Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- Spain, Switzerland, France
- Violence
- Moderate
The story
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.
- double life
- england
- generations conflict
- virtue
- king henry iv
- vice
- black and white
- 15th century
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Margaret Rutherford — Mistress Quickly
- Marina Vlady — Kate Percy
- Walter Chiari — Mr. Silence
- Michael Aldridge — Pistol
- Tony Beckley — Ned Poins
- Jeremy Rowe — Prince John
- Norman Rodway — Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
- Alan Webb — Justice Shallow
- Fernando Rey — Worcester
- José Nieto — Northumberland
- Andrew Faulds — Westmoreland
- Directed
- Orson Welles
- Written
- Orson Welles
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 243 ratings
- Studio
- Internacional Films Espagnol, Alpine Productions, Peppercorn-Wormser Inc
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