Henry IV Part I
Released: December 9, 1979Runtime: 148 min
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.
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Jon Finch
as King Henry the Fourth
David Gwillim
as Henry, Prince of Wales
Rob Edwards
as Prince John of Lancaster
Robert Brown
as Sir Walter Blunt
David Buck
as Earl of Westmoreland
Clive Swift
as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester
Tim Pigott Smith
as Henry Percy, Hotspur
Bruce Purchase
as Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Robert Morris
as Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
John Cairney
as Archibald, Earl of Douglas
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