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Chimes at Midnight (Spanish: Campanadas a medianoche, released in most of Europe as Falstaff) is a 1966 period comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles.
Chimes at Midnight: Directed by Orson Welles. With Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud. When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar.
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- Comedy, Drama, History
- Orson Welles
- 1967-03-17
Royalty in "Chimes at Midnight" is framed by vast cathedral vaults, with high windows casting diagonals of light. Welles uses dramatic camera angles, craning to look up at the trumpeters atop the battlements as Henry IV rides off to battle.
Henry IV (John Gielgud) usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur (Norman Rodway).
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- Orson Welles
- Orson Welles
- Alpine Films
Chimes at Midnight. The crowning achievement of Orson Welles’s extraordinary cinematic career, Chimes at Midnight was the culmination of the filmmaker’s lifelong obsession with Shakespeare’s ultimate rapscallion, Sir John Falstaff.
- John Falstaff
- 2 min
Chimes at Midnight. Prince Hal becomes King Henry V and rejects his old friend, Falstaff. 518 IMDb 7.6 1 h 56 min 1967. X-Ray 13+. Drama · International · Coarse · Sad. Subscribe to Max for $9.99/month, rent, or buy. Watch with Max. Start your subscription. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $14.99. More purchase. options.
Jan 8, 2016 · It’s early in the year, but it’s already the year of “Chimes at Midnight,” Orson Welles’s mighty adaptation, from 1965, of Shakespeare’s plays featuring the colossal character of Falstaff.
