Alan Brown, Brenda Bruce, David Buck, David Gwillim, John Abineri ...( see more  see more... ) , John Bryans , Julian Glover , Pamela Ruddock , Rob Edwards , Trevor Baxter

David Gwillim stars as English national hero King Henry V, a newly anointed monarch who must convince his myriad followers that he is a man capable of strong leadership and decisive action. Rob Edward...( read more  read more... )s, Julian Glover and Pamela Ruddock also star in this BBC television adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic history, a presentation originally broadcast as part of a series chronicling the Bard's complete works.

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Directed by: David Giles

Release Date: December 23, 1979

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DVD Release Date: April 3, 2007

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  • December 1, 2008
    I give this one four stars strictly for fidelity to the "script." In fact all of the BBC productions get higher marks for attempting to stay close to Shakespeare's words. But at the risk of beating the proverbial dead horse, you need only to watch this one and Branagh's back-to...( read more)-back in order to see that Branagh's version is a cut above for the life it breathes into the words. The Crispin Day speech, for instance, is supposed to be rousing -- inspirational in the most literal sense for the British troops that are heavily outnumbered. Branagh captures this and inspires not only his soldiers, but the audience as well.

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