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Henry V

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

First showing on network television for Kenneth Branagh's passionate and dramatically filmed version of Shakespeare's play.
Starring Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi

Henry V - at 27, ruler of the most powerful country in the medieval world - embarks on a bloody campaign to win the throne of France, culminating in a bloody battle at Agincourt in 1415. The cast includes some of the most famous names in British theatre.
(Stereo) (Teletext subtitles: page 888)
Films: pages 41-67

Contributors

Author:
William Shakespeare
Director:
Kenneth Branagh
Henry V:
Kenneth Branagh
Chorus:
Derek Jacobi
Exeter:
Brian Blessed
Captain Fluellen:
Ian Holm
Dauphin:
Michael Maloney
French king:
Paul Scofield
Mountjoy:
Christopher Ravenscroft
Katherine:
Emma Thompson
Bardolph:
Richard Briers
Nym:
Geoffrey Hutchings
Pistol:
Robert Stephens
Boy:
Christian Bale
Mistress Quickly:
Judi Dench
Sir John Falstaff:
Robbie Coltrane
Mac Morris:
John Sessions
Ely:
Alec McCowen
Archbishop of Canterbury:
Charles Kay
Williams:
Michael Williams
Alice:
Geraldine McEwan
Westmoreland:
Paul Gregory
Source: Radio Times

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