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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 94/100. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 437 1960s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
252 audience votes
Key crew
- Orson WellesDirector
- Orson WellesScreenplay
- Angelo Francesco LavagninoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Orson WellesFalstaff
- Keith BaxterPrince Hal
- John GielgudHenry IV
- Jeanne MoreauDoll Tearsheet
- Margaret RutherfordMistress Quickly
- Marina VladyKate Percy
- Walter ChiariMr. Silence
- Michael AldridgePistol
- Tony BeckleyNed Poins
- Jeremy RowePrince John
- Norman RodwayHenry 'Hotspur' Percy
- Alan WebbJustice Shallow
Stills
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Themes
The Best Movies of 1965
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