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Chimes at Midnight

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NR,1hr 55min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1967
Director:
Orson Welles
Starring:
Orson Welles, John Gielgud, Jeanne Moreau  ...more
Synopsis: The legendary Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff, the notoriously drunken, obese, and yet charming companion of the young Henry V, steps up from supporting character in several plays to the central focus of Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight, considered by many critics the best of the director's acclaimed Shakespeare films. The script borrows scenes from several plays, but draws most heavily on the two parts of Henry IV, focusing on the shifting relationship between Falstaff and Prince Hal. ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
William Shakespeare's history plays, often overlooked by filmmakers, provide the basis of Orson Welles' adaptation of several of the Bard's works, including Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, Henry V, Richard III, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. That's right: Welles condenses five of Shakespeare's great plays into less than two hours. The one character uniting all these works is the loquacious, rambunctious, ... Full Review
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Orson Welles
Sir John (Jack) Falstaff
John Gielgud
Henry IV of England, King Henry IV
Jeanne Moreau
Doll Tearsheet
Norman Rodway
Henry Percy, "Hotspur"
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