Film
Chimes at Midnight
Spain · Switzerland- Age rating
- 18
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Year
- 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.
Top cast
Orson Welles
Falstaff
Keith Baxter
Prince Hal
John Gielgud
Henry IV
Jeanne Moreau
Doll Tearsheet
Margaret Rutherford
Mistress Quickly
Marina Vlady
Kate Percy
Walter Chiari
Mr. Silence
Michael Aldridge
Pistol
Tony Beckley
Ned Poins
Jeremy Rowe
Prince John
Norman Rodway
Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
Alan Webb
Justice Shallow
Fernando Rey
Worcester
José Nieto
Northumberland
Andrew Faulds
Westmoreland
Luis de Tejada
Patrick Bedford
Bardolph (as Paddy Bedford)
Ralph Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Directed by
Orson Welles
Written by
Orson Welles
Produced by
Harry Saltzman, Emiliano Piedra, Ángel Escolano
