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Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Henry IV, Part 1 (1960)
| Title | Henry IV, Part 1 |
|---|---|
| Year | 1960 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Medium | Video |
| Length | 2 hrs |
| Play Connections | Henry IV, Part 1 (teleplay) |
Description
A Phoenix theatre production adapted to television. Surely, however, no troupe of Shakespearean actors ever ran into heavier competition for an audience. That same evening the celebrated Nixon/Kennedy debate was transmitted from 9:30 to 10:30 P.M. Most likely at 9:30 most of the audience deserted Shakespeare in favor of watching this historic confrontation in which Kennedy played an upstart Hal to Nixon's lugubrious Henry Bolingbroke
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| King Henry IV | Donald Davis |
|---|---|
| Prince Hal | Stephen Joyce |
| Hotspur | Donald Madden |
| Falstaff | Eric Berry |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell