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Henry V. Shakespeare's "Henry V" is a favorite play of the British in times of national crisis, and in 1944, during the darkest days of World War II, Laurence Olivier directed and starred in it as a patriotic call to the barricades. Perhaps it is no coincidence that another hot-blooded Turk of the London stage, Kenneth Branagh, has directed and ...
Henry V (1989 film) Henry V. (1989 film) Henry V is a 1989 British historical drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh in his feature directorial debut, based on William Shakespeare 's history play of the same name. It stars Branagh in the title role of King Henry V of England, with Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Ian Holm, Brian Blessed ...
- $9 million
- 6 October 1989 (London)
- Bruce Sharman
- Patrick Doyle
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Nov 8, 1989 · Henry V: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Shepherd, James Larkin. In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Kenneth Branagh
- 1989-11-08
Feb 9, 2024 · J.E. Holloway. Shakespeare 's Henry V is one of the best-known of his history plays, and is about the King of England's military campaign in France, culminating in a victory against overwhelming odds at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Shakespeare's play is derived from a number of sources. Its primary source is Holinshed's Chronicles, an ...
Sep 30, 2014 · Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Henry V: Directed by Dominic Dromgoole, Ross MacGibbon. With Jamie Parker, Brid Brennan, Graham Butler, Nigel Cooke. Shakespeare's masterpiece of the turbulence of war and the arts of peace tells the romantic story of Henry's campaign to recapture the English possessions in France.
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- Comedy, Drama, History
- Dominic Dromgoole, Ross MacGibbon
- 2014-09-30
A Modern Perspective: Henry V. “It is not the literal past, the ‘facts’ of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.”. —Brian Friel, Translations. The Life of Henry V is a “history play” in more senses than one: it is a play about how history is made, and also how it is remade; it is a representation of ...
Henry V is a 1944 British Technicolor epic film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's play of the same title. The on-screen title is The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with his battell fought at Agincourt in France (derived from the title of the 1600 quarto edition of the play, though changing the spelling from "Agin Court").
