Henry IV Part 1

Henry IV Part 1

148 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 9, 1979

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.

Henry IV Part 1

148 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 9, 1979

Henry IV Part 1
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers BBC, Time-Life Television Productions
Original title Henry IV Part 1
Directors David Giles
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Jon Finch

as King Henry IV

David Gwillim

as Henry, Prince of Wales

Anthony Quayle

as Sir John Falstaff

Clive Swift

as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Harry Percy, Hotspur

Rob Edwards

as Prince John

Robert Brown

as Sir Walter Blunt

David Buck

as Earl of Westmoreland

Bruce Purchase

as Henry Percy

Robert Morris

as Edmund Mortimer

John Cairney

as Archibald

David Neal

as Scroop

Norman Rutherford

as Sir Michael

Richard Owens

as Owen Glendower

Terence Wilton

as Sir Richard Vernon

Jack Galloway

as Poins

Gordon Gostelow

as Bardolph

Steven Beard

as Peto

Michele Dotrice

as Lady Percy

Sharon Morgan

as Lady Mortimer

Brenda Bruce

as Mistress Quickly

Mike Lewin

as First Carrier

David Bailie

as Second Carrier

Douglas Milvain

as Chamberlain

Neville Barber

as Sheriff

George Winter

as Servant to Hotspur

Michael Heath

as First Messenger

Malcolm Hughes

as Second Messenger