Chimes at Midnight
“A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF”
Synopsis
Henry IV seizes the English throne, initiating the divisive War of the Roses, and soon confronts a rebellion led by Hotspur, the scion of Northumberland.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by Elena JaumandreuShot by Edmond RichardScored by Angelo Francesco LavagninoDesigned by Mariano Erdoiza
Box Office
1965 · Box office
Produced on a $800K budget
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$800K
Also known as
- Falstaffde
- Falstaff - Glocken um Mitternachtde
- Campanadas a medianochees
- Falstafffr
- Falstaffit
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Orson Welles
as Sir John Falstaff
Jeanne Moreau
as Doll Tearsheet
Keith Baxter
as Prince Hal
Margaret Rutherford
as Mistress Quickly
John Gielgud
as Henry IV
Marina Vlady
as Kate Percy
Walter Chiari
as Mr. Silence
Michael Aldridge
as Pistol
Julio Pena
as Vassall
Tony Beckley
as Ned Poins
Andres Mejuto
as Woman's Tailor
Jeremy Rowe
as Prince John
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1Writers
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3Other crew
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