Henry IV Part II
– The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth...
Release Date:
16 Dec 1979
Language:
English
Director:
David Giles
Writer:
William Shakespeare (play)
Main Actors:
Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards, Martin Neil
Plot:
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.
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