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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