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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. The film's plot centres on William Shakespeare 's recurring character Sir John Falstaff and the father–son relationship he has with Prince Hal , who must choose ...
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.
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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Chimes at Midnight movie review (1965) | Roger Ebert. Reviews | Great Movies. A Wellesian Falstaff. Roger Ebert June 04, 2006. Tweet. If ever there were a character Orson Welles was born to play, it was Shakespeare’s big, bold and bawdy rogue, Falstaff (left). Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch.
1.66:1. English. Spine #830. Special Features. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Audio commentary featuring film scholar James Naremore, author of The Magic World of Orson Welles. New interview with actor Keith Baxter.
Aug 30, 2016 · Chimes at Midnight. Blu-ray edition reviewed by Chris Galloway. August 30 2016. BUY AT: See more details, packaging, or compare. Synopsis. The crowning achievement of Orson Welles’s extraordinary film career, Chimes at Midnight was the culmination of the filmmaker’s lifelong obsession with Shakespeare’s ultimate rapscallion, Sir John Falstaff.
Summaries. 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. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V.
