Director: Kenneth Branagh

Writer: Kenneth Branagh

From a play: The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth by William Shakespeare

Music Composed by: Patrick Doyle

Producer: Bruce Sharman

Keywords: Drama, British Royalty

Henry V consolidates his rule and commences a bloody invasion of France. Adaptation of one of William Shakespeare's most difficult plays is a crowning triumph for Branaugh, surpassing the noble effort by Laurence Olivier in Henry the Fift (1944). Branaugh received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Director; the film won Best Costume Design.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Christian Bale	Actor	30-Jan-1974		The Dark Knight
Brian Blessed	Actor	9-Oct-1937		Prince Vultan of the Hawk Men
Kenneth Branagh	Actor	10-Dec-1960		British thespian
Richard Briers	Actor	14-Jan-1934	17-Feb-2013	Tom Good on The Good Life
Robbie Coltrane	Actor	30-Mar-1950		Hagrid in the Harry Potter films
Judi Dench	Actor	9-Dec-1934		Mrs. Brown
Ian Holm	Actor	12-Sep-1931		Time Bandits
Derek Jacobi	Actor	22-Oct-1938		Claudius on I, Claudius
Michael Maloney	Actor	19-Jun-1957		Notes on a Scandal
Alec McCowen	Actor	26-May-1925	6-Feb-2017	English Shakespearean actor
Geraldine McEwan	Actor	9-May-1932	30-Jan-2015	Mapp & Lucia
Paul Scofield	Actor	21-Jan-1922	19-Mar-2008	A Man For All Seaons
Robert Stephens	Actor	14-Jul-1931	12-Nov-1995	The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Emma Thompson	Actor	15-Apr-1959		Howard's End
Michael Williams	Actor	9-Jul-1935	11-Jan-2001	Educating Rita

CAST

With
Christian Bale	...   Boy
Kenneth Branagh	...   Henry V
Brian Blessed	...   Exeter
Richard Briers	...   Bardolph
Robbie Coltrane	...   Falstaff
Judi Dench	...   Mistress Quickly
Richard Easton	...   Constable
Ian Holm	...   Fluellen
Geoffrey Hutchings	...   Nym
Derek Jacobi	...   Chorus
Charles Kay	...   Canterbury
Alec McCowen	...   Ely
Geraldine McEwan	...   Alice
Michael Maloney	...   Dauphin
Paul Scofield	...   French King
John Sessions	...   Macmorris
Emma Thompson	...   Katherine
Daniel Webb	...   Gower
Michael Williams	...   Williams
Jimmy Yuill	...   Jamy
Simon Shepherd	...   Gloucester
James Larkin	...   Bedford
James Simmons	...   York
Paul Gregory	...   Westmoreland
Fabian Cartwright	...   Cambridge
Stephen Simms	...   Scroop
Jay Villiers	...   Grey
Edward Jewesbury	...   Erpingham
Shaun Prendergast	...   Bates
Pat Doyle	...   Court
Robert Stephens	...   Pistol
Harold Innocent	...   Burgundy
Richard Clifford	...   Orleans
Colin Hurley	...   Grandpré
Christopher Ravenscroft	...   Montjoy
David Lloyd Meredith	...   Governor of Harfleur
David Parfitt	...   Messenger
Nicholas Ferguson	...   Warwick
Tom Whitehouse	...   STalbot
Nigel Greaves	...   Berri
Julian Gartside	...   Bretagne
Mark Inman	...   1st Soldier
Chris Armstrong	...   2nd Soldier
Calum Yuill	...   Child

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