| Henry V | |
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| Directed by | Laurence Olivier |
| Screenplay by | Dallas Bower Alan Dent Laurence Olivier |
| Based on | Henry V by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Filippo Del Giudice Laurence Olivier |
| Starring | Laurence Olivier Renée Asherson Robert Newton Leslie Banks |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard Robert Krasker |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | William Walton |
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| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited |
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Running time | 136 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English French |
| Budget | £475,708 (or $2 million)[2][3] |
| Box office | over $2 million[4] |
Henry V is a 1944 British Technicolor epic film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same title. The on-screen title is The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with his battell fought at Agincourt in France (derived from the title of the 1600 quarto edition of the play, though changing the spelling from "Agin Court"). It stars Laurence Olivier, who also served as a director. The play was adapted for the screen by Olivier, Dallas Bower, and Alan Dent. The score was composed by William Walton.
The film was made near the end of World War II and was intended as a morale booster for Britain. Consequently, it was partly funded by the British government. The film was originally "dedicated to the 'Commandos and Airborne Troops of Great Britain the spirit of whose ancestors it has been humbly attempted to recapture.'" The film won Olivier an Academy Honorary Award for "his Outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen."
- ^ "Henry V | BBFC". British Board of Film Classification. 6 November 1944. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Sheldon Hall, Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History. Wayne State University Press, 2010. p. 169.
- ^ "Several Major British Films Ready for U.S. Audiences, Says Rank: Producer Says His Organization Has Tested Its Pictures on American Soldiers in England". The Wall Street Journal. 5 June 1945. p. 3.
- ^ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3.