Chimes at Midnight
A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF
7.2(244) 1965-12-22 115 minComedyDramaHistoryWar
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.
ProducerÁngel Escolano
DirectorOrson Welles
ScreenplayOrson Welles
ProducerEmiliano Piedra
ProducerHarry Saltzman
Original Music ComposerAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cast & characters
Orson Welles
as Falstaff
Keith Baxter
as Prince Hal
John Gielgud
as Henry IV
Jeanne Moreau
as Doll Tearsheet
Margaret Rutherford
as Mistress Quickly
Marina Vlady
as Kate Percy
Walter Chiari
as Mr. Silence
Michael Aldridge
as Pistol
Tony Beckley
as Ned Poins
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Jeremy Rowe
as Prince John
Norman Rodway
as Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
Alan Webb
as Justice Shallow
Fernando Rey
as Worcester
José Nieto
as Northumberland
Andrew Faulds
as Westmoreland
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Luis de Tejada
as —
Patrick Bedford
as Bardolph (as Paddy Bedford)
Ralph Richardson
as Narrator (voice)
Ingrid Pitt
as (uncredited)
Beatrice Welles
as Falstaff's Page
