The King
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
Cast
Timothée Chalamet
as Hal
Joel Edgerton
as Falstaff
Sean Harris
as William
Tom Glynn-Carney
as Hotspur
Lily-Rose Depp
as Catherine
Thomasin McKenzie
as Philippa, Queen of Denmark
Robert Pattinson
as The Dauphin
Ben Mendelsohn
as King Henry IV
Andrew Havill
as Archbishop of Canterbury
Dean-Charles Chapman
as Thomas
Reviews
Splinter
Just finished The King, a modern interpretation of parts of Shakespeare's Henry IV and Henry V, seemingly targeted at millennials. It's common knowledge that much of Shakespeare's Henry V is based on hearsay, yet his pre-battle speeches at Barfleur ('Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once ...
Roryyeung
It’s a fine half-adaptation, but suffers from the compromise it makes. On the one hand, it is not simply another adaptation of Shakespeare - it has the advantages of taking a fresh look at the material, but for whatever reason still somehow carried across much of the fictional elements of Shakesp...
CinemaSerf
At last an opportunity to see Timothée Chalamet doing something a little grittier. Sadly, t'was not to be. His portrayal of this great character from early 15th Century British history left me cold. He looked like a good meal would have killed him, never mind a bloodthirsty foe clad in iron armed wi...
