The life of Henry the Fifth

Resource Information

The work The life of Henry the Fifth represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Glencoe Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The life of Henry the Fifth

Statement of responsibility

by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, David Giles

Title variation

• Henry V
• Henry the Fifth
• King Henry V
• King Henry the Fifth
• Life of Henry the Fifth

Contributor

• Time-Life Television
• Baxter, Trevor, 1932-
• Boisseau, Jocelyne
• Edwards, Rob
• Giles, David, 1926-2010
• Gwillim, David
• McCowen, Alec
• Messina, Cedric
• Neil, Martin
• Poyser, Brian
• Pringle, Bryan, 1935-2002
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Wylton, Tim
• Ambrose Video Publishing
• British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service

Subject

• Biographies
• English drama -- Television adaptations
• Great Britain -- History -- Henry V, 1413-1422 -- Drama
• Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Drama
• Henry, V, King of England, 1387-1422 -- Drama
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations
• Television adaptations
• Television plays
• Television programs -- Great Britain

Genre

• Drama
• Television adaptations
• Television plays
• Biographies
• Biography

Language

eng

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. Follows King Henry V as he unites his people, deals justly with traitors, leads his soldiers to victory, and ensures peace by marrying a French princess

Member of

• Works
• Shakespeare plays

Cataloging source

CUY

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Senior cameramen, Jim Atkinson, David Mutton ; videotape editor, Neil Pittaway

Date time place

Taped June 18-25, 1979 at the BBC Television studios in London

PerformerNote

John Abineri (Bishop of Ely), Robert Ashby (Earl of Salisbury), Trevor Baxter (Archbishop of Canterbury), Rod Beacham (Earl of Warwick), Jocelyne Boisseau (Katherine), Simon Broad (Herald), Alan Brown (Governor of Harfleur), Brenda Bruce (Hostess), John Bryans (Duke of Bourbon), David Buck (Earl of Westmoreland), Ronald Chenery (Messenger), Roger Davenport (Duke of Clarence), Keith Drinkel (Dauphin), Rob Edwards (Duke of Bedford), Ronald Forfar (Bates), Carl Forgione (Rambures), John Fowler (Boy), Julian Glover (The French Constable), Gordon Gostelow (Bardolph), David Gwillim (Henry V), Garrick Hagon (Mountjoy), Robert Harris (Duke of Burgundy), Jeffrey Holland (Nym), Derek Hollis (Duke of York), George Howe (Sir Thomas Erpingham), Alec McCowen (Chorus), Michael McKevitt (Jamy), Clifford Parrish (Duke of Exeter), David Pinner (Williams), Graham Pountney (French soldier), Brian Poyser (Gower), Ian Price (Scroop), Bryan Pringle (Pistol), Anna Quayle (Alice), Joe Ritchie (Court), David Rowlands (Sir Thomas Grey), Pamela Ruddock (Queen Isabel), John Saunders (Duke of Orleans), Martin Smith (Gloucester), Thorley Walters (Charles VI), Paddy Ward (MacMorris), William Whymper (Earl of Cambridge), Tim Wylton (Fluellen)

Runtime

163

Series statement

• Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare
• Shakespeare plays

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action