Best on Max: Chimes at Midnight Watch and Cast Guide

Chimes at Midnight (1965) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF

Where to watch

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Cast

Orson Welles as Falstaff; Keith Baxter as Prince Hal; John Gielgud as Henry IV; Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet; Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly; Marina Vlady as Kate Percy; Walter Chiari as Mr. Silence; Michael Aldridge as Pistol

About Chimes at Midnight

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.

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