Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Keith Baxter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/56579-keith-baxter.webp)
Keith Baxter
Prince Hal
![Orson Welles](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6296-orson-welles.webp)
Orson Welles
Sir John Falstaff
![Jeanne Moreau](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1145-jeanne-moreau.webp)
Jeanne Moreau
Doll Tearsheet
![Margaret Rutherford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38005-margaret-rutherford.webp)
Margaret Rutherford
Mistress Quickly
![John Gielgud](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29517-john-gielgud.webp)
John Gielgud
Henry IV
![Marina Vlady](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/52685-marina-vlady.webp)
Marina Vlady
Kate Percy
![Walter Chiari](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/56577-walter-chiari.webp)
Walter Chiari
Mr. Silence
![Michael Aldridge](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/56578-michael-aldridge.webp)
Michael Aldridge
Pistol
![Julio Peña](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/65623-julio-pena.webp)
Julio Peña
Vassall
![Tony Beckley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/5735-tony-beckley.webp)
Tony Beckley
Ned Poins
![Jeremy Rowe](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jeremy Rowe
Prince John
![Andrés Mejuto](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28217-andres-mejuto.webp)
Andrés Mejuto
Woman's Tailor
![Norman Rodway](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/288512-norman-rodway.webp)
Norman Rodway
Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
![Alan Webb](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/20902-alan-webb.webp)
Alan Webb
Justice Shallow
![William Shakespeare](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/172957-william-shakespeare.webp)
William Shakespeare
Writer
![Fernando Rey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4416-fernando-rey.webp)
Fernando Rey
Worcester
![Raphael Holinshed](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Raphael Holinshed
Writer
![José Nieto](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25708-jose-nieto.webp)
José Nieto
Northumberland
![Ángel Escolano](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ángel Escolano
Producer
![Andrew Faulds](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/32740-andrew-faulds.webp)
Andrew Faulds
Westmoreland
![Emiliano Piedra](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Emiliano Piedra
Producer
![Patrick Bedford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/56580-patrick-bedford.webp)
Patrick Bedford
Bardolph (as Paddy Bedford)
![Harry Saltzman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/202542-harry-saltzman.webp)
Harry Saltzman
Producer
![Angelo Francesco Lavagnino](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/799455-angelo-francesco-lavagnino.webp)
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Composer
![Ralph Richardson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12562-ralph-richardson.webp)
Ralph Richardson
Narrator (voice)
![Edmond Richard](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1277802-edmond-richard.webp)
Edmond Richard
Cinematographer
![Ingrid Pitt](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/23093-ingrid-pitt.webp)
Ingrid Pitt
(uncredited)
![Elena Jaumandreu](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Elena Jaumandreu
Editor
![Beatrice Welles](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/427765-beatrice-welles.webp)
Beatrice Welles
Falstaff's Page
![Frederick Muller](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Frederick Muller
Editor
![Alessandro Tasca](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alessandro Tasca
Executive Producer
![Peter Parasheles](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Peter Parasheles
Editor
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Details.
Release DateDecember 23, 1965
Original NameCampanadas a medianoche
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Budget$800,000
Filming LocationsCardona · Madrid · Barcelona, Spain
Genres
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Wiki.
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 between loyalty to his father, King Henry IV, and Falstaff. The English-language film was an international co-production of Spain, France, and Switzerland.Welles said that the core of the film's story was "the betrayal of friendship." It stars Welles as Falstaff, Keith Baxter as Prince Hal, John Gielgud as Henry IV, Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet and Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly. The script contains text from five of Shakespeare's plays; primarily Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, but also Richard II, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Ralph Richardson's narration is taken from the works of chronicler Raphael Holinshed.
Welles had previously produced a Broadway stage adaptation of nine Shakespeare plays called Five Kings in 1939. In 1960, he revived this project in Ireland as Chimes at Midnight, which was his final on-stage performance. Neither of these plays was successful, but Welles considered portraying Falstaff to be his life's ambition and turned the project into a film. In order to get initial financing, Welles lied to producer Emiliano Piedra about intending to make a version of Treasure Island, and keeping the film funded during its production was a constant struggle. Welles shot Chimes at Midnight throughout Spain between 1964 and 1965; it premiered at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, winning two awards there.
Initially dismissed by most film critics, Chimes at Midnight is now regarded as one of Welles' highest achievements, and Welles called it his best work. Welles felt a strong connection to the character of Falstaff and called him "Shakespeare's greatest creation". Some film scholars and Welles' collaborators have made comparisons between Falstaff and Welles, while others see a resemblance between Falstaff and Welles' father. Disputes over the ownership of Chimes at Midnight made it difficult to view the film legally until recently. It was released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray in 2015. A new restoration by Janus Films and The Criterion Collection was screened at the Film Forum in New York January 1–12, 2016. The Criterion Collection released the film on Blu-ray and DVD on August 30, 2016.
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