Henry V

The great adventure of a king who defied the odds to prove himself a man.

Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.

Released	5 Oct 1989
Genres	Drama, War, History
Runtime	2 hours, 17 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom

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Jan Harlan: “Stanley liked Branagh’s version much better than the old and old-fashioned Olivier version which he had on his 1963 list. He thought it was far superior.”

Stanley Kubrick

Source: BFI ↗

Cast

Kenneth Branagh

Henry V

Derek Jacobi

Chorus

Brian Blessed

Exeter

James Larkin

Bedford

Paul Scofield

French King

Emma Thompson

Katherine

Judi Dench

Mistress Quickly

Simon Shepherd

Duke Humphrey of Gloucester

James Simmons

Duke Edward of York

Charles Kay

Archbishop of Canterbury

Alec McCowen

Bishop of Ely

Fabian Cartwright

Earl Richard of Cambridge

Stephen Simms

Lord Henry Scroop

Jay Villiers

Sir Thomas Grey

Ian Holm

Captain Fluellen

Danny Webb

Gower

Michael Williams

Williams

Jimmy Yuill

Jamy

Paul Gregory

Westmoreland

Edward Jewesbury

Sir Thomas Erpingham

John Sessions

Macmorris

Shaun Prendergast

Bates

Richard Briers

Lieutenant Bardolph

Robbie Coltrane

Sir John Falstaff

Christian Bale

Robin the Luggage-Boy

Geraldine McEwan

Alice

Michael Maloney

Louis the Dauphin

Richard Clifford

Duke Charles of Orleans

David Parfitt

Messenger

Christopher Ravenscroft

Montjoy

Patrick Doyle

Court

Geoffrey Hutchings

Corporal Nym

Robert Stephens

Auncient Pistol

Harold Innocent

Duke Philippe of Burgundy

Colin Hurley

Grandpre

Richard Easton

Constable Charles Delabreth

Nicholas Ferguson

Earl Richard Beauchamp of Warwick

Tom Whitehouse

Sir John Talbot

Nigel Greaves

Duke Jean of Berri

Julian Gartside

Duke Jean of Bretagne

Mark Inman

1st Soldier

Stefano Douaihy

Maajussi Stefano

Calum Yuill

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Henry V

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