
Henry V
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 Fifth 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"). It stars Laurence Olivier, who also directed. The play was adapted for the screen by Olivier, Dallas Bower, and Alan Dent. The score is by William Walton.
Plot
(The action moves from a performance of the play, Henry V, in 1600, transitioning to the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, then back to the play.)
Awards
Cast
- Arthur Hambling
- Brian Nissen
- Ernest Hare
- Ernest Thesiger
- Esmond Knight
- Felix Aylmer
- Francis Lister
- Freda Jackson
- Frederick Cooper
- George Cole
- George Robey
- Gerald Case
- Griffith Jones
- Harcourt Williams
- Ivy St. Helier
- Jimmy Hanley
- John Laurie
- Laurence Olivier
- Leo Genn
- Leslie Banks
- Max Adrian
- Michael Shepley
- Morland Graham
- Niall MacGinnis
- Nicholas Hannen
- Ralph Truman
- Renée Asherson
- Robert Helpmann
- Robert Newton
- Roy Emerton
- Russell Thorndike
- Valentine Dyall