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Chimes at Midnight originated in 1939 as a stage play called Five Kings, which Welles wrote and partially staged. It was an ambitious adaptation of several Shakespeare plays that chronicled the stories of Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III.
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
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.
- Orson Welles
- 2 min
I refer not to incomplete or abandoned projects that have gathered legends, but to "Chimes at Midnight" (1965), his film about Falstaff, which has survived in acceptable prints and is ripe for restoration.
Jun 6, 2019 · Produced by Emiliano Piedra and Angel Escolano for the Internacional Films Española, a Swiss/Spanish concern, Chimes at Midnight was in production from September 1964 to April 1965 with a break from late December until February due to budget problems and because Welles had fallen ill.
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4 days ago · What Is 'Chimes at Midnight' About? Chimes At Midnight serves as a loose adaptation of the “Henriad” plays of Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, Richard II, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of ...
