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The definitive call to arms, Laurence Olivier's Henry V is a patriotic saga awash with pageantry, battles, romance and political chicanery. Intended to rally Britain during the darkest days of World War II, the film shows how the star of England sought to stake an ancestral, royal claim on the soil of France. Olivier once said, .. Read more

Starring	Robert Newton, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks, Renee Asherson
Director	Laurence Olivier
Genres	Drama

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- Immensely stirring, experimental and almost wholly successful production of Shakespeare on film, sturdy both in its stylization and its command of more conventional cinematic resources for the battle.
- 30049
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  Henry V
  
  This would be a good film if you are into your history and Shakespear. Can't say I am an avid fan of either and I found the film rather boring and tedious... read more »
  
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  - The Midlands, England
  - 09 Jan 2006 at 14:19
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  Olivier in glorious form
  
  For the time, it was an amazing picture. You have to forgive the cartoon-like sets and the gaudy colour. Wasn't it partly propaganda at the end of an ... read more »
  
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  - 24 May 2012 at 11:59
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  Henry V: Men in Tights
  
  Terrible costumes, wobbly sets, hilarious makeup, dodgy Irish and Welsh accents. Yes, the guy who wrote the script had a way with words, I grant you. But like ... read more »
  
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- 1115433
- - Bendle
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 30 Apr 2012 at 12:20
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  Blu Ray Disappointing
  
  This is a classic version of a Shakespeare play. It starts off in the confines of the O Theatre to give the atmosphere of a play on the 16th century and then ... read more »
  
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- - Mox
  - 60 reviews
  - Chipping Norton
  - 09 Mar 2011 at 08:38
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  Henry V (1945)
  
  This would be a good film if you are into your history and Shakespear. Can't say I am an avid fan of either and I found the film rather boring and tedious. ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 08 Sep 2009 at 11:23
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  ok
  
  i just wasn't in the mood for this - with old fashioned movie style
  
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- 804949
- - Janetgch
  - 60 reviews
  - Baldock
  - 31 Aug 2009 at 09:30
- - 2
  - 1
  Too old
  
  It was probably a good film in its day but I did not enjoy it. Probably good for luvvies
  
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- 800833
- - Beano390
  - 11 reviews
  - Broadstone
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 22:23
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  Wonderful, stirring movie
  
  This memorable, exotic and iconic production of 1945 is excellent. So many familiar faces appear in different roles. Laurence Oliver both starred in it and ... read more »
  
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- - jezyork
  - 31 reviews
  - York
  - 12 Aug 2009 at 14:15
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  Enthusiasts only
  
  This film is worth watching for many reasons: film history, Lawrence Olivier appearance, Shakespeare interpretation, filming technique......
  
  What it ... read more »
  
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  - Macclesfield
  - 15 May 2009 at 19:13
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  something for quiet time
  
  This is a good film, even if you are unfamilier with the book, however: to enjoy this film, you must approach it with an open mind, as the language can be ... read more »
  
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  - Portsmouth
  - 01 Feb 2009 at 13:15
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  Classic
  
  Can't say a lot more about this film, it's a true classic of its kind. A Shakespearean play you can understand all the way through, acted incredibly ... read more »
  
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  - Lydbury North
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 11:08
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  - 4
  Henry V
  
  This would be a good film if you are into your history and Shakespear. Can't say I am an avid fan of either and I found the film rather boring and tedious... read more »
  
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- 191554
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  - The Midlands, England
  - 09 Jan 2006 at 14:19
- - 9
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  Olivier's tour-de-force
  
  This is the definitive screen version of the Bard's most patriotic work, featuring a man-of-the-match performance from Laurence Olivier who somehow fitted ... read more »
  
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- 59187
- - D Savage
  - Mansfield, England
  - 15 Dec 2004 at 12:51
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  Classic
  
  Laurence Olivier was the only true star and there was a lot of 'hammy' acting going on besides. A truly classic film, though, that still gets the hair ... read more »
  
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- 467405
- - Diana Harris
  - Cotswolds England
  - 20 Aug 2007 at 09:59
- - 5
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  Absolute waste of time
  
  Maybe this was cool in 1930.
  
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  - Richmond
  - 15 Nov 2006 at 22:53
- - 3
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  Not good enough
  
  This was dated, and Olivier too mannered. The tedious bits should have been thotoughly edited. The death of Falstaff was handled very badly. The battle scenes ... read more »
  
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- 260873
- - Rooster
  - 11 reviews
  - Devizes, Wiltshire
  - 04 Jul 2006 at 23:35
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  A fine Shakespeare adaptation.
  
  Olivier's Henry V was made as part of Britain's moral boosting wartime cinematic output. As such it lessens some of the negative aspects of Henry's ... read more »
  
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- - rostokov
  - london
  - 07 Mar 2005 at 00:22
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  They don't make 'em like this any more!
  
  I believe this was originally made during the war to boost morale of a small nation standing alone (although in this case the enemy was France and not Germany... read more »
  
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- 173065
- - mary
  - kent england
  - 12 Nov 2005 at 11:16
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  Too old
  
  It was probably a good film in its day but I did not enjoy it. Probably good for luvvies
  
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- 800833
- - Beano390
  - 11 reviews
  - Broadstone
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 22:23
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  If you don't like Shakespeare, why rent it?
  
  Why rent this if you don't like Shakespeare or history???!!! It is a great, stirring version of the play, still exciting.
  
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- - lbnblbnb
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  - Diss
  - 08 Sep 2008 at 22:10
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  Classic
  
  Can't say a lot more about this film, it's a true classic of its kind. A Shakespearean play you can understand all the way through, acted incredibly ... read more »
  
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- 650784
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  - Lydbury North
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 11:08

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  The definitive call to arms, Laurence Olivier's Henry V is a patriotic saga awash with pageantry, battles, romance and political chicanery. Intended to rally Britain during the darkest days of World War II, the film shows how the star of England sought to stake an ancestral, royal claim on ...