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05/10/1989 War, Drama, History 2h 17m
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The great adventure of a king who defied the odds to prove himself a man.

Overview

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

  1. Kenneth Branagh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Kenneth Branagh

    Henry V

  2. Derek Jacobi

    Chorus

  3. Brian Blessed

    Exeter

  4. James Larkin

    Bedford

  5. Paul Scofield

    French King

  6. Emma Thompson

    Katherine

  7. Judi Dench

    Mistress Quickly

  8. Simon Shepherd

    Duke Humphrey of Gloucester

  9. James Simmons

    Duke Edward of York

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by DocTerminus
Written by DocTerminus on 2022-02-02
28 year old Kenneth Branagh really reached for the stars with **HENRY V**, his cinematic directorial debut. Quite often, a young director falls on their backside in ones first attempt at making film. Luckily for us, **Henry V** is nothing short of a triumph.

Branagh's directorial approach is ambitious and confident. Filled with high excitement - quite an accomplishment when staging a 400 year old stage play told completely through dialogue. His visual style certainly are more film than stage play, and his screenplay adaptation tightens the story, even with the inclusion of a scene that ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$9,000,000.00

Revenue
$10,161,211.00

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