Campanadas a medianoche (1965) - film review

Comedy / Drama / War

Summary

After King Richard II is assassinated, Henry Bollingbroke claims the throne of England and becomes King Henry IV. His son, Hal, Prince of Wales, has little respect for his office and lives a debauched life in the company of his friend Falstaff, a habitual drunkard and crook. In due course, Hal succeeds his father and becomes King Henry V. Now that he has assumed his responsibilities, he must sever all contact with Falstaff, who dies in exile a lonely, miserable old man.

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Welles’ best film, and that’s saying a lot. The summation of the enfant terrible’s career. This film needs to be restored and packaged properly. Where are the folks at Criterion Collection?
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Credits

Director: Orson Welles
Script: William Shakespeare (plays), Raphael Holinshed, Orson Welles
Photo: Edmond Richard
Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cast: Orson Welles (Falstaff), Jeanne Moreau (Doll Tearsheet), Margaret Rutherford (Mistress Quickly), John Gielgud (Henry IV), Marina Vlady (Kate Percy), Walter Chiari (Mr. Silence), Michael Aldridge (Pistol), Julio Peña, Tony Beckley (Ned Poins), Andrés Mejuto, Keith Pyott, Jeremy Rowe (Prince John), Alan Webb (Shallow), Fernando Rey (Worcester), Keith Baxter (Prince Hal), Norman Rodway (Henry ’Hotspur’ Percy), José Nieto (Northumberland), Andrew Faulds (Westmoreland), Patrick Bedford (Bardolph), Beatrice Welles (Falstaff’s Page), Ralph Richardson (Narrator)
Country: France / Spain / Switzerland
Language: English
Runtime: 119 min; B&W
Aka: Chimes at Midnight; Falstaff

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