The King
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2019
2h 20m
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English
Drama, History, War
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England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
The King
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
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Cast
Falstaff
William
Hotspur
Catherine
Philippa, Queen of Denmark
The Dauphin
King Henry IV
Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas
Dorset
Cambridge
Grey
Hooper
Northumberland
Westmoreland
Scrope
Scot Soldier
Beale
Cloaked Man
Molly
Herald
Lord Chamberlain
Eric, King of Denmark
Assassin
Directed By: David Michôd
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Kizhe-deleted-1584360674
/10 5 years ago
That was a good movie, not perfect by any means but still good.
The things that I liked,
The beautiful cinematography, the scenery was beautiful and I quiet frankly was taken away by the beauty of it, amazing fight sequences, the atmosphere in general truly felt like the time it was talking abou More
The things that I liked,
The beautiful cinematography, the scenery was beautiful and I quiet frankly was taken away by the beauty of it, amazing fight sequences, the atmosphere in general truly felt like the time it was talking abou More
Splinter
5 years ago
Just finished The King, a modern interpretation of parts of Shakespeare's Henry IV and Henry V, seemingly targeted at millennials.
It's common knowledge that much of Shakespeare's Henry V is based on hearsay, yet his pre-battle speeches at Barfleur ('Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once More
It's common knowledge that much of Shakespeare's Henry V is based on hearsay, yet his pre-battle speeches at Barfleur ('Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once More
Roryyeung
one year ago
It’s a fine half-adaptation, but suffers from the compromise it makes.
On the one hand, it is not simply another adaptation of Shakespeare - it has the advantages of taking a fresh look at the material, but for whatever reason still somehow carried across much of the fictional elements of Shake More
On the one hand, it is not simply another adaptation of Shakespeare - it has the advantages of taking a fresh look at the material, but for whatever reason still somehow carried across much of the fictional elements of Shake More
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