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Chimes at Midnight (1965)

A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF

Genre : Comedy, Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 55M

Director : Orson Welles
Writer : Orson Welles

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Falstaff
Keith Baxter
Keith Baxter
Prince Hal
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Henry IV
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Doll Tearsheet
Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford
Mistress Quickly
Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady
Kate Percy
Walter Chiari
Walter Chiari
Mr. Silence
Michael Aldridge
Michael Aldridge
Pistol
Tony Beckley
Tony Beckley
Ned Poins
Jeremy Rowe
Jeremy Rowe
Prince John
Norman Rodway
Norman Rodway
Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
Alan Webb
Alan Webb
Justice Shallow
Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey
Worcester
José Nieto
José Nieto
Northumberland
Andrew Faulds
Andrew Faulds
Westmoreland
Luis de Tejada
Luis de Tejada
Patrick Bedford
Patrick Bedford
Bardolph (as Paddy Bedford)
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Ingrid Pitt
Ingrid Pitt
(uncredited)
Beatrice Welles
Beatrice Welles
Falstaff's Page

Crews

Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Director
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Screenplay
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Raphael Holinshed
Raphael Holinshed
Novel
Ángel Escolano
Ángel Escolano
Producer
Emiliano Piedra
Emiliano Piedra
Producer
Harry Saltzman
Harry Saltzman
Producer
Alessandro Tasca
Alessandro Tasca
Executive Producer
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Music Composer
Edmond Richard
Edmond Richard
Director of Photography
Elena Jaumandreu
Elena Jaumandreu
Editor
José Antonio de la Guerra
José Antonio de la Guerra
Set Decoration
Francisco Puyol
Francisco Puyol
Makeup Artist
Jesús Franco
Jesús Franco
Second Unit
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Writer
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Costume Design

Trailers and other movies

Keith Baxter on Chimes at Midnight  | BFI
Keith Baxter on CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT re-release trailer ( 2016) -  Orson Welles
CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT Trailer [1966]

Posters and backgrounds

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