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Henry V is a 1944 British Technicolor epic film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title. The on-screen title is The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with his battell fought at Agincourt in France (derived from the title of the 1600 quarto edition of the play
Henry V: Directed by Laurence Olivier. With Leslie Banks, Felix Aylmer, Robert Helpmann, Vernon Greeves. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Laurence Olivier
- 1945-10-28
Oct 8, 2021 · Henry the V by William Shakespeare (Film 1944)- Laurence Olivier's second Shakespeare film (following his role in Paul Czinner's 1937 As You Like It) pushed adaptation of the Bard onto an...
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- Shakespeare Network
Henry V. Olivier mustered out of the navy to film this adaptation of Shakespeare’s history. Embroiled in World War II, Britons took courage from this tale of a king who surmounts overwhelming odds and emerges victorious.
- King Henry V
Henry V, British dramatic film, released in 1944, that was an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s historical play of the same name. It marks the triumphant directorial debut of Laurence Olivier, who also coproduced and starred in the film.
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A patriotic booster, Laurence Olivier's directorial debut and star turn as Henry V result in a sharply realized and resonant take on Shakespeare's deeply British warrior king. Read Critics...
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Laurence Olivier's 1944 film Henry V is based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name, one of several historical dramas Shakespeare wrote about British monarchs. The play tells the story of a young English king who puts aside his misspent youth and embarks on a quest to recapture lands in France.
