Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Not Rated 17 Mar 1967 • Comedy, Drama, History • 1h 55m
Sir John Falstaff (Orson Welles) is the hero in this compilation of extracts from Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and other plays, made into a connected story of Falstaff's career as young Prince Hal's (Keith Baxter's) drinking companion. The massive Knight roisters with and without the Prince, philosophizes comically, goes to war (in his own fashion), and meets his final disappointment, set in a real-looking late medieval England.
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Language:
English
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 2 nominations total
Country:
Spain, Switzerland, France
Metacritic Score:
94
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Box Office Total:
$126,724