Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Felix Aylmer
If Kenneth Branagh's 1989 version of Shakespeare's tale of conquering greed reflects the post-Vietnam era, Laurence Olivier's version very much mirrored his time. When Olivier gave us his colorful ad...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 22, 1999
Stats: 130 reviews
A majestic sweep of a film! As befitting Choruses' opening speech, the film begins on stage in the Globe theatre, but as it progresses it slowly morphs into the real world, until finally we have the huge expanse of the charge at Agincourt.
A remarkable film in many ways. The con...( read more)
Not at all what I expected. The use to the theater stage and "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood"-esque production design in fascinating.
Can defiantly see it's influence on Wes Anderson and Monty Python.
Olivier,the brave little toaster.Megalomaniac beyond good and evil,a person who pushed Shakespeare to the limits,and in his personal Henry V vision tarnishes the philosophy of the play.He probably knows we're in the movies so in spite of the rejuvenating colors and the chirping a...( read more)
want to see this because it was nominated for best picture at the oscars and won best picture with the NBR
This sounded classic and interesting, but it took me so long to watch that it became a burden and I really didn't enjoy it. I know lots like it, but I've seen better Shakespeare films like Much Ado About Nothing which I would rather watch.
Many scenes have a wonderful sense that the viewer is in a medieval 'book of hours' and I love how the film starts and ends with being in the Globe Theatre in Shakespeare's time.
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