HENRY V (1989)
Directed by Kenneth Branagh
CAST:
Kenneth Branagh .... Henry V
Derek Jacobi .... Chorus
Simon Shepherd .... Gloucester
James Larkin .... Bedford
Brian Blessed .... Exeter
James Simmons .... York
Charles Kay .... Canterbury
Ian Holm .... Fluellen
Robbie Coltrane .... Falstaff
Christian Bale .... Boy
Geraldine McEwan .... Alice
Judi Dench .... Mistress Quickly
Paul Scofield .... French King
Michael Maloney .... Dauphin
Emma Thompson .... Katherine |  |
SYNOPSIS:
William Shakespeare's Henry V. Crowned at a young age, Henry V becomes determined to be a decisive leader. After being insulted by a French envoy, he asserts a hereditary claim to France, gathers his army, and marches toward the miraculous Battle of Agincourt.
PHOTOS & MEDIA:
TRIVIA:
• Henry V was Kenneth Branagh's critically-acclaimed directorial debut.
• Charles Kay previous worked with Kenneth Branagh (and Emma Thompson) in the mini-series Fortunes of War (1987). Branagh cast Charles Kay as a direct result of their previous collaboration.
• Charles Kay previously played Canterbury in a stage production of Henry V during his run with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960's.
LINKS:
http:// SparkNotes - Henry V
http:// The Kenneth Branagh Compendium
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