Henry V (1944)
November 24, 1944Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Laurence Olivier
King Henry V of England
Renée Asherson
Princess Katherine
Robert Newton
Ancient Pistol
Ralph Truman
Mountjoy - The French Herald
Ernest Thesiger
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Leslie Banks
Chorus
Felix Aylmer
Archbishop of Canterbury
Frederick Cooper
Corporal Nym
Robert Helpmann
Bishop of Ely
Vernon Greeves
The English Herald
Gerald Case
Earl of Westmoreland
Griffith Jones
Earl of Salisbury
Morland Graham
Sir Thomas Erpingham
Freda Jackson
Mistress Quickly
Nicholas Hannen
Duke of Exeter
George Cole
Boy
Leo Genn
The Constable of France
William Shakespeare
Writer
Russell Thorndike
Duke of Bourbon
Harcourt Williams
King Charles VI of France
William Walton
Composer
Esmond Knight
Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
Robert Krasker
Cinematographer
Michael Shepley
Gower - Captain in the English Army
Reginald Beck
Editor
John Laurie
Jamy - Captain in the English Army
Niall MacGinnis
Macmorris - Captain in the English Army
Jimmy Hanley
Williams - Soldier in the English Army
Valentine Dyall
Duke of Burgundy
Max Adrian
Louis, the Dauphin
Arthur Hambling
Bates - Soldier in the English Army
Brian Nissen
Court - Soldier in the English Army
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Details.
Release DateNovember 24, 1944
Original NameThe Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
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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"). It stars Laurence Olivier, who also served as a director. The play was adapted for the screen by Olivier, Dallas Bower, and Alan Dent. The score was composed by William Walton.
The film was made near the end of World War II and was intended as a morale booster for Britain. Consequently, it was partly funded by the British government. The film was originally "dedicated to the 'Commandos and Airborne Troops of Great Britain the spirit of whose ancestors it has been humbly attempted to recapture.'" The film won Olivier an Academy Honorary Award for "his Outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen."