Chimes At Midnight (1965) - (Movie Clip) The Days That We've Seen

Name: Chimes At Midnight (1965) -- (Movie Clip) The Days That We've Seen
Uploaded: 2015-05-14T00:00:00-04:00
Duration: 4 min 10 s
Description: Writer-director Orson Welles as Falstaff and Alan Webb as Shallow open, Ralph Richardson narrates and John Gielgud as Henry IV assumes control, in Welles under-financed project, shot over two years in Spain, sampling Falstaffs story from five Shakespeare plays, Chimes At Midnight, 1965.

Writer-director Orson Welles as Falstaff and Alan Webb as Shallow open, Ralph Richardson narrates and John Gielgud as Henry IV assumes control, in Welles’ under-financed project, shot over two years in Spain, sampling Falstaff’s story from five Shakespeare plays, Chimes At Midnight, 1965.

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