SYNOPSIS

In the inspired Olivier concept, Shakespeare’s play begins as a performance in the Globe Theatre, shifting in broad cinematic terms to an epic narrative of Henry V, who had developed from a dissolute youth to a purposeful monarch. Proving his ability as a soldier and skillful leader, he unites the dissident factions in the English army and goes on to crush the French, against enormous odds, at Agincourt. Arranging a treaty with the French court, he woos Princess Katharine to whom he is formally betrothed as part of the peace agreement.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

November 01, 1944

DIRECTOR

Laurence Olivier

WRITER

William Shakespeare (play)

COMPANY

Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited

GENRE

Drama, History, War

CERT

U

RUNTIME

137 minutes

IMAGES