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Chimes at Midnight(Movie, 1965)

Original title: "Campanadas a medianoche" (English/EN)
1h 55min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
Chimes at MidnightRating: 3.7/5 (with 8181 votes)
Chimes at Midnight (Spanish: Campanadas a medianoche, released in most of Europe as Falstaff) is a 1966 period comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Orson Welles. The film's plot centres on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff and the father–son relationship he has with Prince Hal, who must choose between loyalty to his father, King Henry IV, and Falstaff. The English-language film was an international co-production of Spain, France, and Switzerland. Welles said that the core of the film's story was "the betrayal of friendship." It stars Welles as Falstaff, Keith Baxter as Prince Hal, John Gielgud as Henry IV, Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet and Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly. The script contains text from five of Shakespeare's plays; primarily Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2, but also Richard ... ()
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About Chimes at Midnight

The culmination of Orson Welles’s lifelong obsession with Shakespeare’s robustly funny and ultimately tragic antihero, Sir John Falstaff; the often soused friend of King Henry IV’s wayward son Prince Hal. Integrating elements from both Henry IV plays as well as Richard II, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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Additional Information

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Production countries: Switzerland, Spain
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/16/1965
Appearing Characters: Falstaff, Henry V of England, Henry IV of England, Mistress Quickly, Doll Tearsheet, Robert Shallow, Ancient Pistol, Ned Poins, Bardolph, Corporal Nym, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, Henry Percy, Elizabeth Mortimer, Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
Director: Orson Welles
Producer: Alessandro Tasca, Harry Saltzman, Emiliano Piedra
Film Editor: Fritz Müller, Peter Parasheles
Director of Photography: Edmond Richard
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Falstaff - Campanadas de medianoche"
"Falstaff - O Toque da Meia Noite"
"Campanadas a medianoche"
"Falstaff - Chimes at Midnight"
"Falstaff - Oi kabanes tou mesonyktiou"
"Oi kabanes tou mesonyktiou"
"Φάλσταφ"
"심야의 종소리"
"한밤의 차임벨"
"As Badaladas da Meia-Noite"
Budget: 800,000 USD
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:17266, Added: 02/19/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024