Screenplay Orson Welles
Director Orson Welles
Chimes at Midnight
Original Title: Campanadas a medianoche
Tagline: A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF
Release Date: 1965-12-23
Duration: 115 minutes
Synopsis
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.
Casting
- Orson WellesFalstaff
- Marina VladyKate Percy
- John GielgudHenry IV
- Margaret RutherfordMistress Quickly
- Jeanne MoreauDoll Tearsheet
- Fernando ReyWorcester
- Ingrid Pitt(uncredited)
- Ralph RichardsonNarrator (voice)
- Tony BeckleyNed Poins
- Alan WebbJustice Shallow
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