Henry V (1944 film)

Henry V
British film poster
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
Production company	Two Cities Films
Distributed by	Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited
Release date	22 November 1944 (1944-11-22)
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."