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 Welles
Falstaff
Keith Baxter
Prince Hal
John Gielgud
Henry IV
Jeanne Moreau
Doll Tearsheet
Margaret Rutherford
Mistress Quickly
Marina Vlady
Kate Percy
Walter Chiari
Mr. Silence
Michael Aldridge
Pistol
Tony Beckley
Ned Poins
Jeremy Rowe
Prince John
Norman Rodway
Henry 'Hotspur' Percy
Alan Webb
Justice Shallow
Fernando Rey
Worcester
José Nieto
Northumberland
Andrew Faulds
Westmoreland
Luis de Tejada
Unknown
Patrick Bedford
Bardolph (as Paddy Bedford)
Ralph Richardson
Narrator (voice)
Ingrid Pitt
(uncredited)
Beatrice Welles
Falstaff's Page
Crew
Orson Welles
Director, Screenplay, Costume Design
Raphael Holinshed
Novel
Elena Jaumandreu
Editor
Frederick Muller
Editor
Edmond Richard
Director of Photography
Tony Fuentes
Assistant Director
Alessandro Tasca
Executive Producer
Ángel Escolano
Producer
Emiliano Piedra
Producer
Harry Saltzman
Producer
Alejandro Ulloa
Camera Operator
Adolphe Charlet
Camera Operator
Francisco Puyol
Makeup Artist
Jesús Franco
Second Unit Director, Second Unit
Peter Parasheles
Sound Editor
Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Original Music Composer
José Antonio de la Guerra
Set Decoration, Art Direction
Gustavo Quintana
Production Manager
Carlo Franci
Conductor
William Shakespeare
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