Film · Drama, Comedy, History, War
Chimes at Midnight (1965)
A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF
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.
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Writers
- Raphael Holinshed, Orson Welles, William Shakespeare
- Country
- France, Spain, Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Release date
- December 22, 1965
- Original title
- Campanadas a medianoche
Cast
Orson WellesFalstaff
Keith BaxterPrince Hal
John GielgudHenry IV
Jeanne MoreauDoll Tearsheet
Margaret RutherfordMistress Quickly
Marina VladyKate Percy
Walter ChiariMr. Silence
Michael AldridgePistol
Tony BeckleyNed Poins- Jeremy RowePrince John
Norman RodwayHenry 'Hotspur' Percy
Alan WebbJustice Shallow
Fernando ReyWorcester
José NietoNorthumberland
Andrew FauldsWestmoreland- Luis de Tejada
Patrick BedfordBardolph (as Paddy Bedford)
Ralph RichardsonNarrator (voice)
Ingrid PittProstitute (uncredited)
Beatrice WellesFalstaff's Page
