
Henry V
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Release Date
11/24/1944Runtime
137 minsOverview
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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A pageant-like telling of a young king's journey to military glory, visually sumptuous and steeped in Shakespearean language, where sweeping ambition clashes with the human cost of war.
Mood
EpicDefiantContemplative
Themes
PowerAmbitionWarMortality
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
PainterlyWidescreen epicFormalist
Structure
Linear

Laurence Olivier
King Henry

Renée Asherson
Princess Katherine

Ralph Truman
Mountjoy - The French Herald

Ernest Thesiger
Duke of Berri - French Ambassador
Frederick Cooper
Corporal Nym

Robert Helpmann
Bishop of Ely

Leslie Banks
Chorus

Felix Aylmer
Archbishop of Canterbury

Robert Newton
Ancient Pistol

Freda Jackson
Mistress Quickly

George Cole
Boy

Leo Genn
The Constable of France
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