Henry V [DVD]/ Orion Pictures ; Renaissance Films PLC, in association with the BBC and Curzon Film Distributors Ltd. ; adapted for the screen by Kenneth Branagh ; produced by Bruce Sharman ; directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Henry V notes / by Jeffery Fisher. New York : Wiley Publishing, Inc., c1981. Kenneth Branagh, Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Ian Holm, Emma Thompson, Alec McCowen, Judi Dench, Christian Bale. Widescreen format. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989. Includes original theatrical trailer. "MGM DVD."
Contents:
Cliff Notes study guide: Life of Shakespeare -- Background of Henry V -- Genealogical tables -- A brief synopsis of Henry V -- List of characters -- Summaries and critical commentaries -- Character summation: King Henry V -- Sixteenth-century political theory -- Questions for review -- Selected bibliography.
Summary:
Young King Henry of England asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France, gathering an army and embarking on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe.
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