Henry IV

2018 2h 11m EN

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Synopsis

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Harriet Walter takes the lead in the second installment of the Donmar Shakespeare Trilogy directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Featuring a diverse company of women, this unique interpretation combines both parts of Shakespeare’s history plays about King Henry IV and his son Prince Hal.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Harriet Walter
Henry IV
Clare Dunne
Prince Hal
Sophie Stanton
Falstaff
Jade Anouka
Hotspur
Carolina Valdés
Northumberland
Sheila Atim
Gadshill/Lady Percy
Jackie Clune
Westmoreland/Glendower
Shiloh Coke
Mortimer

Credits

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Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "The Donmar Warehouse All-Female Shakespeare Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, shot by Peter Edwards. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jo-Anne Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Harriet Walter and Clare Dunne and Sophie Stanton carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Phyllida Lloyd directs. Peter Edwards behind the camera. Jo-Anne Dixon cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 8 years ago.
2Part of the "The Donmar Warehouse All-Female Shakespeare Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, shot by Peter Edwards. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jo-Anne Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Harriet Walter and Clare Dunne and Sophie Stanton carry the top of the cast.