Henry V (TV film)
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Hiddleston played the role of Henry V
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on |
Henry V by William Shakespeare |
| Directed by | Thea Sharrock |
| Starring |
Tom Hiddleston Julie Walters John Hurt Lambert Wilson |
| Theme music composer | Adrian Johnston |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Rupert Ryle-Hodges |
| Editor(s) | John Wilson |
| Running time | 139 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Neal Street Productions NBCUniversal WNET |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release |
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| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Henry IV, Part II |
| Followed by | Henry VI, Part I |
Henry V is a 2012 British television film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. It is the fourth film in the series of television films called The Hollow Crown produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two covering the whole of Shakespeare's Henriad. It was directed by Thea Sharrock and stars Tom Hiddleston as Henry V of England.
Henry V is the fourth play in Shakespeare's tetralogy dealing with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V.
The film starts with the funeral of Henry V (which is the start of Henry VI, part 1) over whose obsequies the opening speech from the Chorus is made. After that, the movie start to talk about Henry V.
Certain scenes from Shakespeare's play are omitted:
Baron's Hall in Penshurst Place was used as the setting for the French Palace and Squerryes Court doubled as the French battle court field.
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