Henry V

Theatrical Release Date: 1989 11 08 (USA)

UPC: 027616850126

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Questionable for Children, War Violence]

Summary: Kenneth Branagh makes his feature-film directorial debut with this adaptation of William Shakespeare's Henry V. After the Chorus (Derek Jacobi) introduces the play, young king of England Henry V (Kenneth Branagh) begins an angry dialogue with King Charles of France (Paul Scofield). The king's son, Dauphin (Michael Maloney), insults Henry and the argument escalates into war. In flashback, Henry is seen as a young man drinking in a tavern with Falstaff (Robbie Coltrane), Bardolph (Richard Briers), Nym (Geoffrey Hutchings), Pistol (Robert Stephens), and Mistress Quickly (Judi Dench). Meanwhile, Henry and his captain, Fluellen (Ian Holm), assemble an army and invade France. The French greatly outnumber the British troops, yet Henry leads them to victory in the Battle of Agincourt after delivering his famous St. Crispin's Day Speech. Throughout this struggle, Henry also courts Katherine (Emma Thompson) and eventually wins her over. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Category: Historical Film

Awards: Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Adapted Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actor – European Film Academy Best Young European Film – European Film Academy Best Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Director – National Board of Review Best New Director – New York Film Critics Circle

Features: Collectible booklet
Original theatrical trailer

Henry V

Format: DVD

Release Date: 07/05/2000

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 2 PCM stereo

Runtime: 138 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Title/Credits [2:05]
2. Prologue 1 [2:05]
3. Spinning History [1:16]
4. King Henry V [4:07]
5. Attack? [1:23]
6. Loveless Tennis [3:35]
7. 8 Shillings [3:12]
8. A Good Man [4:49]
9. Prologue 2 [1:12]
10. High Treason [6:38]
11. Memorial [5:42]
12. France's Fear [3:58]
13. England's Threat [2:50]
14. "The Blast of War" [2:38]
15. Battle's Disciplines [2:28]
16. Indefensible [3:34]
17. English Lesson [3:58]
18. For Honor [2:17]
19. Not for Rejoicing [1:18]
20. To Hang a Thief [2:28]
21. Tell Your Master! [2:45]
22. Prologue 3 [3:32]
23. Horse and Armor [1:33]
24. Talk With the Heart [:14]
25. The Common Word [3:01]
26. King's Repose [2:46]
27. The French Line [8:12]
28. For England! [5:09]
29. War!!! [1:58]
30. "The Day Is Yours" [5:14]
31. The Sad Toll of War [4:30]
32. Death March [4:16]
33. Terms and Conditions [6:36]
34. Fair Katherine [3:30]
35. Peaceful Union [4:00]
36. End Credits [4:00]

Rebecca Flint Marx

A triumphant, audacious film, Henry V marked an auspicious beginning for the career of director and star Kenneth Branagh. Somber, gray, and bearing none of the jingoistic glory of Laurence Olivier's 1944 version, Branagh's Henry is a muddy, bloody affair more interested in the complexities of the king himself than in his historic defeat of the French. As such, the film is largely composed of close-ups of its characters, rather than wide angle shots emphasizing the grandly political scale of the events at hand. The only shot of the latter nature is the remarkable eight-minute tracking sequence that follows a blood- and mud-spattered Henry across the field of Agincourt, carrying a dead boy over his shoulder and picking his way through the countless corpses. Virtuoso tracking shots aside, Henry V's strength rests on Branagh and company's ability to make a much-told Shakespeare story seem fresh and innovative. What impresses above all else are the film's emotional inlets, from Henry's rousing, poignant St. Crispin's Day speech to Mistress Quickly's (the formidable Judi Dench) eulogy for the dead Falstaff. A film endowed with both tremendous soul and Branagh's own assurance, Henry V is an exhilarating, sobering experience from beginning to end. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Richard Easton  Actor 
Chris Armstrong  Actor 
Shaun Prendergast  Actor 
Daniel Webb  Actor 
Julian Gartside  Actor 
Tom Whitehouse  Actor 
Charles Kay  Actor 
James Simmons  Actor 
Patrick Doyle  Actor 
David Lloyd Meredith  Actor 
Fabian Cartwright  Actor 
Jimmy Yuill  Actor 
Colin Hurley  Actor 
Paul Gregory  Actor 
Stephen Simms  Actor 
Christopher Ravenscroft  Actor 
David Parfitt  Actor 
Nicholas Ferguson  Actor 
Jay Villiers  Actor 
Richard Clifford  Actor 
Edward Jewesbury  Actor 
Mark Inman  Actor 
Richard Innocent  Actor 
Nigel Greaves  Actor 
Calum Yuill  Actor 
Kenneth Branagh  Director 
Kenneth Branagh  Screenwriter 
Patrick Doyle  Composer (Music Score) 
Bruce Sharman  Producer 
Stephen Evans  Executive Producer 
Kenneth Branagh  Actor 
Derek Jacobi  Actor 
Brian Blessed  Actor 
Ian Holm  Actor 
Paul Scofield  Actor 
Emma Thompson  Actor 
Robbie Coltrane  Actor 
Michael Maloney  Actor 
Geraldine McEwan  Actor 
Alec McCowen  Actor 
Simon Shepherd  Actor 
James Larkin  Actor 
John Sessions  Actor 
Christian Bale  Actor 
Michael Williams  Actor 
Richard Briers  Actor 
Geoffrey Hutchings  Actor 
Robert Stephens  Actor 
Judi Dench  Actor 

Country: UK