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Henry V

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LAURENCE OLIVIER 'S famous Shakespearean film starring
O! for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention.
The most popular film ever made of any of Shakespeare's plays. From the narrow confines of the Globe Theatre to the battlefield at Agincourt, Olivier's film celebrates all the bold passions of Henry V and his court.
Art director PAUL SHERIFF
Costume designer ROGER FURSE Music by WILLIAM WALTON
Producer and director LAURENCE OLIVIER Holiday Films: pages 17 and 18

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Olivier
Designer:
Roger Furse
Music By:
William Walton
Director:
Laurence Olivier
King Henry V:
Laurence Olivier
Ancient Pistol:
Robert Newton
Chorus:
Leslie Banks
Renee Asherson:
Princess Katharine
Fluellen:
Esmond Knight
Constable of France:
Leo Genn
Montjoy, a French Herald:
Ralph Truman
King Charles VI of France:
Harcourt Williams
Duke of Berri, French Ambassador:
Ernest Thesiger
The Dauphin:
Max Adrian
Duke of Orleans:
Francis Lister
Duke of Burgundy:
Valentine Dyall
Duke of Bourbon:
Russell Thorndike
Gower, Captain in English Army:
Michael Shepley
Jamy, Captain in English Camp:
John Laurie
MacMorris, Captain in English Army:
Niall MacGinnis
Archbishop of Canterbury:
Felix Aylmer
Duke of Exeter:
Nicholas Hannen
Bishop of Ely:
Robert Helpmann
Mistress Quickly:
Freda Jackson
Williams, soldier in English Camp:
Jimmy Hanley
Sir John Falstaff:
George Robey
Source: Radio Times

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