Campanadas a medianoche (1965)
Directed by Orson Welles

Comedy / Drama / War
aka: Falstaff - Chimes at Midnight

Film Synopsis

After King Richard II is assassinated, Henry Bollingbroke claims the throne of England and becomes King Henry IV.  His son, Hal, Prince of Wales, has little respect for his office and lives a debauched life in the company of his friend Falstaff, a habitual drunkard and crook.  In due course, Hal succeeds his father and becomes King Henry V.  Now that he has assumed his responsibilities, he must sever all contact with Falstaff, who dies in exile a lonely, miserable old man.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Orson Welles
  • Script: Orson Welles, William Shakespeare (play), Raphael Holinshed (book)
  • Cinematographer: Edmond Richard
  • Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
  • Cast: Orson Welles (Falstaff), Jeanne Moreau (Doll Tearsheet), Margaret Rutherford (Mistress Quickly), John Gielgud (Henry IV), Marina Vlady (Kate Percy), Walter Chiari (Mr. Silence), Michael Aldridge (Pistol), Tony Beckley (Ned Poins), Jeremy Rowe (Prince John), Alan Webb (Shallow), Fernando Rey (Worcester), Keith Baxter (Prince Hal), Norman Rodway (Henry 'Hotspur' Percy), José Nieto (Northumberland), Andrew Faulds (Westmoreland), Patrick Bedford (Bardolph), Beatrice Welles (Falstaff's Page), Ralph Richardson (Narrator), Julio Peña, Andrés Mejuto
  • Country: France / Spain / Switzerland
  • Language: English
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 119 min
  • Aka: Falstaff - Chimes at Midnight ; Chimes at Midnight

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