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| Kenneth Branagh | Director, Screenwriter |
| Vic Armstrong | Stunts |
| Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Phyllis Dalton | Costumes/Costume Designer |
| Norman Dorme | Art Director |
| Patrick Doyle | Score Composer |
| Stephen Evans | Executive Producer |
| Peter Frampton | Makeup |
| Tim Harvey | Production Designer |
| Kenneth MacMillan | Cinematographer |
| David Parfitt | Associate Producer |
| Simon Rattle | Musical Direction/Supervision |
| Bruce Sharman | Producer |
| Ian Wingrove | Special Effects |
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Posted October 1, 2010
The English know how to make a production well. And their actors can actually act. A great adaptation of this work. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I can watch this movie over and over. The St. Crispin's Day speech and Henry roaming the camp in disguise the night before the battle are both incredible scenes. The cast speaks Elizabethan English smoothly and naturally, making it easy to understand, unlike the forced recitations of other Shakespearean productions.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Kenneth Brannagh in 'Henry V' presents a powerful adaptation of the original not seen since Polanski's 'MacBeth.' Reinforced by a powerful cast including Derek Jakobi and Brian Blessed (who both performed together in the BBC series 'I Claudius'), the audience is captured into the political intrigues of Medieval Europe and the Hundred Years War. This adaptation probably has one of the most accurate reenactments of Medieval warfare I've ever seen in its depiction of the battle of Agincourt. The low point would be Emma Thompson's performance of the French princess: pretentious and unimpressive. Her mastery of the language was frankly too poor to be acted upon: sounding more like she was struggling through an introductory French lesson. The role should have been given to a French actress or to an actress who could at least speak the language. Despite this one blemish, there are few other renditions that compare to this suspensful and fast-paced masterpiece.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I'm a student in high school and I actually find this movie to be pretty interesting and understandable, which was not what I expected at first, no offense to Shakespeare and his fans! Though the language was a little difficult to make out the first time around, the second time I viewed it made it quite clear. It was not boring either. Many scenes are quite touching, funny, and all very detailed. The battle at Agincourt is really gory, though. This is a pretty enjoyable movie overall to me, and I think should be even for students who may not be wholy fond of Shakespeare.
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Posted October 1, 2010
Branagh's Henry V casts a sharp contrast to the 1946 Olivier film. It portrays Henry V's great victory at Agincourt in 1415 as it really was, a grim struggle in which upwards of 10,000 French soldiers lost their lives, 2,000 of them helpless prisoners. The film's scenes of Henry V;s march to Agincourt, too, are sadly accurate, showing the horrors that the English faced along the 200-mile road to friendly territory under nine days of driving rain without food or shelter. Overall, the finest movie ever screened about medieval warfare.
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Posted October 1, 2010
I have seen at least parts of almost, if not all, the Shakespeare video adaptations available and this is by far my favorite. I have watched it again and again and never tire of doing so. It is pretty self-explanatory, even for those who are not familiar with _Henry V_ or Shakespeare (there are some flashback scenes to _Henry IV_, which may be slightly confusing if you have trouble following the language (and, therefore do not pick up that Harry ran with a wild group before he became king). There is a little extreme violence (that may not be appropriate for young children, based on parents' standards). There's one brief scene where they show a hanging and a rather gruesome part in a battle scene. My very favorite part is the _St. Crispin's Day_ speech which I will watch over and over. Also, a wonderful soundtrack by Pat Doyle!
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Posted October 1, 2010
Branaugh's Henry V is not entirely true to Shakespeare's original, especially since it runs only 2 hours. But his portrayal of Henry, along with the usual cast he calls for his Shakespeare adaptations, is impressive. By far, this is my favorite of Branuagh's films and his best performance on film.
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