Chimes at Midnight
A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF
1965-12-22 | 115 minutes
Plot Summary
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.
Cast
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								Orson WellesFalstaff
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								Keith BaxterPrince Hal
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								John GielgudHenry IV
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								Jeanne MoreauDoll Tearsheet
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								Margaret RutherfordMistress Quickly
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								Marina VladyKate Percy
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								Walter ChiariMr. Silence
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								Michael AldridgePistol
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								Tony BeckleyNed Poins
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								Norman RodwayHenry 'Hotspur' Percy
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								Alan WebbJustice Shallow
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								Fernando ReyWorcester
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								José NietoNorthumberland
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								Andrew FauldsWestmoreland
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								Patrick BedfordBardolph (as Paddy Bedford)
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								Ralph RichardsonNarrator (voice)
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								Ingrid Pitt(uncredited)
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								Beatrice WellesFalstaff's Page
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