Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Henry V (1967, Lorne Freed)
| Title | Henry V |
|---|---|
| Year | 1967 |
| Release Locations | Canada |
| Director | Lorne Freed |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 2 hrs |
| Play Connections | Henry V (recording) |
Description
A television adaptation of the 1966 Stratford Festival of Canada production, this was also the first Shakespeare play transmitted in color on the Canadian airwaves. Reaction of reviewers was mixed. Despite its acknowledged excellence, few Stratford, Canada, production have ever been telecast, apparently owing to legal complications about ownership rights. That is also probably why Mary Jane Miller's recent Turn Up the Contrast: CBC Television Drama since 1952 (Vancouver: UBC P, 1987) says virtually nothing about Shakespeare on Canadian television
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
| Fluellen | Bernard Behrens |
|---|---|
| Bardolph | Eric Christmas |
| Charles VI | Jean Gascon |
| Mistress Quickly | Aemilia Hall |
| Chorus | William Hutt |
| Katharine | Diana LeBlanc |
| Henry V | Douglas Rain |
| Pistol | Powys Thomas |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Lorne Freed |
|---|---|
| Stage Director | Michael Langham |
| Production | Desmond Heeley |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell