Chimes at Midnight

Synopsis

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

Cast

Orson WellesFalstaff

Keith BaxterPrince Hal

John GielgudHenry IV

Jeanne MoreauDoll Tearsheet

Margaret RutherfordMistress Quickly

Marina VladyKate Percy

Walter ChiariMr. Silence

Michael AldridgePistol

Tony BeckleyNed Poins

Jeremy RowePrince John

Norman RodwayHenry 'Hotspur' Percy

Alan WebbJustice Shallow

Fernando ReyWorcester

José NietoNorthumberland

Andrew FauldsWestmoreland

Luis de Tejada

Patrick BedfordBardolph (as Paddy Bedford)

Ralph RichardsonNarrator (voice)

Ingrid Pitt(uncredited)

Beatrice WellesFalstaff's Page

Crew

Assistant Director

Tony Fuentes

Director

Orson Welles

Director of Photography

Edmond Richard

Editor

Elena Jaumandreu

Editor

Frederick Muller

Original Music Composer

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino

Screenplay

Orson Welles

Second Unit Director

Jesús Franco

Sound Editor

Peter Parasheles