Henry V (1944 film)

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British film Shakespeare film adaptation film historical drama film war film

Henry V (1944 film) is a British Technicolor adaptation of Shakespeare’s history play, directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, renowned for its innovative staging and patriotic wartime context.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British film → Shakespeare film adaptation → film → historical drama film → war film →
awardReceived	Honorary Academy Award for Laurence Olivier →
basedOn	Henry V (play) →
basedOnWorkBy	William Shakespeare →
cinematographyBy	Jack Hildyard → Robert Krasker →
colorProcess	Technicolor →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
director	Laurence Olivier →
distributor	United Artists →
editedBy	Reginald Beck →
era	World War II cinema →
filmingLocation	United Kingdom →
genre	historical drama → war →
language	English →
musicBy	William Walton →
notableFor	innovative staging → patriotic wartime context → use of Technicolor →
originalLanguage	English →
oscarNominations	Best Actor → Best Art Direction → Best Picture →
portrays	Henry V of England →
producer	Laurence Olivier →
productionCompany	Two Cities Films →
releaseDate	22 November 1944 →
releaseYear	1944 →
runtime	137 minutes →
screenwriter	Alan Dent → Dallas Bower → Laurence Olivier →
setting	Battle of Agincourt → Hundred Years' War →
starring	Esmond Knight → Felix Aylmer → Harcourt Williams → Laurence Olivier → Leo Genn → Leslie Banks → Nicholas Hannen → Renée Asherson → Robert Newton →
title	Henry V →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Laurence Olivier → William Walton ("Henry V film score") →	notableWork
Laurence Olivier →	directed
Richard III (1955 film) ("Laurence Olivier’s Shakespeare film trilogy") →	partOf
Richard III (1955 film) →	precededBy