Chimes at Midnight
– The career of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff as roistering companion to young Prince Hal, circa 140..
The career of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff as roistering companion to young Prince Hal, circa 1400-1413.
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Release Date:
17 Mar 1967
Language:
English
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Orson Welles
Writer:
William Shakespeare (plays), Raphael Holinshed (book), Orson Welles
Main Actors:
Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud
Plot:
Sir John Falstaff is the hero in this compilation of extracts from Shakespeare's 'Henry IV' and other plays, made into a connected story of Falstaff's career as young Prince Hal's drinking companion. The massive knight roisters with and without the prince, philosophizes comically, goes to war (in his own fashion), and meets his final disappointment, set in a real-looking late-medieval England.
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination.
Production:
Internacional Films
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