Henry V (2012 film)

Henry V
Hiddleston played the role of Henry V
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	Henry V  by William Shakespeare
Directed by	Thea Sharrock
Starring	Tom Hiddleston Julie Walters John Hurt Lambert Wilson
Theme music composer	Adrian Johnston
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Editor(s)	John Wilson
Running time	139 minutes
Production company(s)	Neal Street Productions NBCUniversal WNET
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	21 July 2012
Chronology
Preceded by	Henry IV, Part II
Followed by	Henry VI, Part I

Henry V is a 2012 British television film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. It is the fourth film in the series of television films called The Hollow Crown produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two covering the whole of Shakespeare's Henriad. It was directed by Thea Sharrock and stars Tom Hiddleston as Henry V of England.^[1]

Henry V is the fourth play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V.

Plot changes

The film starts with the funeral of Henry V (which is the start of Henry VI, part 1) over whose obsequies the opening speech from the Chorus is made.

Certain scenes from Shakespeare's play are omitted:

• The Southampton Plot and Henry’s merciless response.
• The scenes among the ordinary men at the Siege of Harfleur, featuring Fluellen, MacMorris and Jamy.
• The conversations in the French camp on the evening before the battle.
• The slaughter of the young boys guarding the English baggage train at Agincourt.

Cast

• Tom Hiddleston as Henry V
• Julie Walters as Mistress Quickly
• John Hurt as the Chorus/Falstaff's boy as a man
• Geraldine Chaplin as Alice
• Paul Freeman as Thomas Erpingham
• Tom Georgeson as Bardolph
• Richard Griffiths as Duke of Burgundy
• Paterson Joseph as Duke of York
• James Laurenson as Earl of Westmoreland
• Anton Lesser as Exeter
• Paul Ritter as Ancient Pistol
• Malcolm Sinclair as Archbishop of Canterbury
• Owen Teale as Captain Fluellen
• Mélanie Thierry as Princess Katherine
• Lambert Wilson as Charles, King of France
• Edward Akrout as Louis, the Dauphin
• Tom Brooke as Corporal Nym
• Jeremie Covillaut as Montjoy
• Maxime Lefrançois as The Constable of France
• Stanley Weber as Duke of Orleans
• Gwilym Lee as Williams
• Richard Clothier as Earl of Salisbury
• Nigel Cooke as Bishop of Ely
• John Dagleish as Peto
• George Sargeant as Falstaff’s boy
• Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff (cameo)

Filming Locations

Baron's Hall in Penshurst Place was used as the setting for the French Palace and Squerryes Court doubled as the French battle court field.^[2]

References

1. "Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films" (Press release). BBC Drama Publicity. 2011-11-24. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
2. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office Hollow Crown Henry V article".

External links

• Henry V at the Internet Movie Database