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Criterion LaserDiscs Henry V 1944 Criterion #258 Rare LaserDisc Olivier Newton Drama

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Laurence Olivier's...

Henry V

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1410L )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Notes by Bruce Eder
Shakespearean Royalty Family Tree
Original Theatrical Trailer
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Henry V
1944 - 136 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Laurence Olivier's adaptation of Henry V is one of the finest Shakespeare films ever made, full of rousing action, beautiful colors and passionate performances. Henry V is the story of the newly crowned king of England who fights the French for possession of Normandy. Olivier's direction is inventive, beginning the film as if it were a performance at the Globe Theatre, and having it slowly expand so the final battle scenes take place in realistic settings. Released in 1944 during the height of World War II, Henry V didn't receive an American release until 1946, upon which Olivier won a special Academy Award for "his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen." --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Laurence Olivier's Henry V confounded almost every assumption about bringing Shakespeare's work to the screen. In contrast to previous Shakespeare adaptations, it was fresh and lively even challenging and daring in its presentation and structure; it had fun with its subject, while other versions had been reverent and respectful; and it delighted audiences, scholars, and critics alike, becoming the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play to receive mostly enthusiastic reviews and turn a profit. Olivier made his movie in the middle of World War II, convincing the British government of the morale-boosting potential and propaganda uses of a good adaptation of the original play, about an English invasion of France in the 15th century; he then took off for the neutral wide-open spaces of Ireland with the best cast he could assemble from actors too old to be in uniform, a handful of actors borrowed from the armed services, highly sought-after Technicolor cameras, and a script that kept intact the core of Shakespeare's play. The movie earned him a special Academy Award. Equally important in broader historical terms, Henry V paved the way for all other Shakespeare films, from Olivier's versions of Hamlet, Richard III, and Othello through to Kenneth Branagh's more contemporary adaptations. --- Bruce Eder

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Cast for Henry V

Laurence Olivier - King Henry V
Robert Newton - Ancient Pistol
Renee Ashershon - Princess Katharine
Esmond Knight - Fluellen
Leslie Banks - Chorus
Leo Genn - The Constable of France
Janet Burnell - Queen Isabel of France
Felix Aylmer - Archbishop of Canterbury
Gerald Case - Earl of Westmoreland
George Cole - Boy
Frederick Cooper - Cpl. Nym
Valentine Dyall - Duke of Burgundy
Roy Emerton - Lt. Bardolph
Jonathan Field - French Messenger
Morland Graham - Sir Thomas Erpingham
Vernon Greeves - English Herald
Arthur Hambling - Bates
Jimmy Hanley - Williams
Nicholas Hannen - Duke of Exeter
Robert Helpmann - Bishop of Ely
Freda Jackson - Mistress Quickly
Griffith Jones - Earl of Salisbury
John Laurie - Capt. Jamie
Francis Lister - Duke of Orleans
Niall Mac Ginnis - Capt. MacMorris
Brian Nissen - Court
George Robey - Sir John Falstaff
Michael Shepley - Capt. Gower
Ernst Thesiger - Duke of Berri
Russell Thorndike - Duke of Bourbon
Frank Tickle - Governor of Harfleur
Ralph Truman - Mountjoy, French Herald
Harcourt Williams - King Charles VI of France
Ivy St. Helier - Alice
Max Adrian - The Dauphin

Crew for Henry V

Laurence Olivier - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Filippo del Guidice - Producer
Dallas Bower - Screenwriter / Associate Producer
Alan Dent - Screenwriter
William Shakespeare - Play Author
Jack Hildyard - Cinematographer
Robert Krasker - Cinematographer
William Walton - Composer (Music Score)
Reginald Beck - Editor
Carmen Dillon - Production Designer
Paul Sheriff - Art Director
Muir Mathieson - Musical Direction/Supervision
Roger Furse - Costume Designer

Awards for Henry V

Best Actor (nom) Laurence Olivier 1946 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Carmen Dillon 1946 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Paul Sheriff 1946 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1946 Academy
Best Score (nom) Walton, Sir William 1946 Academy
Honorary and Other Awards (win) Laurence Olivier 1946 Academy
10 Best Films 1946 National Board of Review of Motion Pict
Best Actor (win) 1946 National Board of Review of Motion Pict
Best Actor (win) Laurence Olivier 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actress Renee Ashershon 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Direction Laurence Olivier 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film Laurence Olivier 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Films Presented Laurence Olivier 1946 Venice Film Festival
Special Mention by the International Delegation Laurence Olivier 1946 Venice Film Festival

Feature Details

Title: Henry V
Feature Release Date: 1944
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Color
Runtime: 136 Minutes
Chapters: 44
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 15 Nov 1995
Catalog Number: CC1410L
UPC: 715515006620
ISBN: 1559406380
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1410L
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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Laurence Olivier's...

Henry V

Criterion Collection

( Catalog Number CC1410L )
(1.33:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc
Notes by Bruce Eder
Shakespearean Royalty Family Tree
Original Theatrical Trailer
See the History of Criterion LaserDiscs at DaDon's...
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Henry V
1944 - 136 min. - Color
Genre: Drama
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Laurence Olivier's adaptation of Henry V is one of the finest Shakespeare films ever made, full of rousing action, beautiful colors and passionate performances. Henry V is the story of the newly crowned king of England who fights the French for possession of Normandy. Olivier's direction is inventive, beginning the film as if it were a performance at the Globe Theatre, and having it slowly expand so the final battle scenes take place in realistic settings. Released in 1944 during the height of World War II, Henry V didn't receive an American release until 1946, upon which Olivier won a special Academy Award for "his outstanding achievement as actor, producer and director in bringing Henry V to the screen." --- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Laurence Olivier's Henry V confounded almost every assumption about bringing Shakespeare's work to the screen. In contrast to previous Shakespeare adaptations, it was fresh and lively even challenging and daring in its presentation and structure; it had fun with its subject, while other versions had been reverent and respectful; and it delighted audiences, scholars, and critics alike, becoming the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play to receive mostly enthusiastic reviews and turn a profit. Olivier made his movie in the middle of World War II, convincing the British government of the morale-boosting potential and propaganda uses of a good adaptation of the original play, about an English invasion of France in the 15th century; he then took off for the neutral wide-open spaces of Ireland with the best cast he could assemble from actors too old to be in uniform, a handful of actors borrowed from the armed services, highly sought-after Technicolor cameras, and a script that kept intact the core of Shakespeare's play. The movie earned him a special Academy Award. Equally important in broader historical terms, Henry V paved the way for all other Shakespeare films, from Olivier's versions of Hamlet, Richard III, and Othello through to Kenneth Branagh's more contemporary adaptations. --- Bruce Eder

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Cast for Henry V

Laurence Olivier - King Henry V
Robert Newton - Ancient Pistol
Renee Ashershon - Princess Katharine
Esmond Knight - Fluellen
Leslie Banks - Chorus
Leo Genn - The Constable of France
Janet Burnell - Queen Isabel of France
Felix Aylmer - Archbishop of Canterbury
Gerald Case - Earl of Westmoreland
George Cole - Boy
Frederick Cooper - Cpl. Nym
Valentine Dyall - Duke of Burgundy
Roy Emerton - Lt. Bardolph
Jonathan Field - French Messenger
Morland Graham - Sir Thomas Erpingham
Vernon Greeves - English Herald
Arthur Hambling - Bates
Jimmy Hanley - Williams
Nicholas Hannen - Duke of Exeter
Robert Helpmann - Bishop of Ely
Freda Jackson - Mistress Quickly
Griffith Jones - Earl of Salisbury
John Laurie - Capt. Jamie
Francis Lister - Duke of Orleans
Niall Mac Ginnis - Capt. MacMorris
Brian Nissen - Court
George Robey - Sir John Falstaff
Michael Shepley - Capt. Gower
Ernst Thesiger - Duke of Berri
Russell Thorndike - Duke of Bourbon
Frank Tickle - Governor of Harfleur
Ralph Truman - Mountjoy, French Herald
Harcourt Williams - King Charles VI of France
Ivy St. Helier - Alice
Max Adrian - The Dauphin

Crew for Henry V

Laurence Olivier - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Filippo del Guidice - Producer
Dallas Bower - Screenwriter / Associate Producer
Alan Dent - Screenwriter
William Shakespeare - Play Author
Jack Hildyard - Cinematographer
Robert Krasker - Cinematographer
William Walton - Composer (Music Score)
Reginald Beck - Editor
Carmen Dillon - Production Designer
Paul Sheriff - Art Director
Muir Mathieson - Musical Direction/Supervision
Roger Furse - Costume Designer

Awards for Henry V

Best Actor (nom) Laurence Olivier 1946 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Carmen Dillon 1946 Academy
Best Art Direction (nom) Paul Sheriff 1946 Academy
Best Picture (nom) 1946 Academy
Best Score (nom) Walton, Sir William 1946 Academy
Honorary and Other Awards (win) Laurence Olivier 1946 Academy
10 Best Films 1946 National Board of Review of Motion Pict
Best Actor (win) 1946 National Board of Review of Motion Pict
Best Actor (win) Laurence Olivier 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Actress Renee Ashershon 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Direction Laurence Olivier 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Best Film Laurence Olivier 1946 New York Film Critics Circle
Films Presented Laurence Olivier 1946 Venice Film Festival
Special Mention by the International Delegation Laurence Olivier 1946 Venice Film Festival

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