Chimes at Midnight
22/12/1965
2h

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.
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)


Ingrid Pitt
(uncredited)


Beatrice Welles
Falstaff's Page
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