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Olivier's acclaimed directorial debut in which the Shakespearean chronicle of the British monarch is brilliantly realized. Nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture!
Original Release
11/22/1944
US Release
04/03/1946
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leslie Banks | Chorus |
| Felix Aylmer | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Robert Helpmann | Bishop of Ely |
| Vernon Greeves | The English Herald |
| Gerald Case | Earl of Westmoreland |
| Griffith Jones | Earl of Salisbury |
| Morland Graham | Sir Thomas Erpingham |
| Nicholas Hannen | Duke of Exeter |
| Michael Warre | Duke of Gloucester |
| Ralph Truman | Mountjoy, The French Herald / Mountjoy - The French Herald |
Directors
Writers
Laurence Olivier, William Shakespeare, Alan Dent, Dallas Bower
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Leslie Banks | Chorus |
| Felix Aylmer | Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Robert Helpmann | Bishop of Ely |
| Vernon Greeves | The English Herald |
| Gerald Case | Earl of Westmoreland |
| Griffith Jones | Earl of Salisbury |
| Morland Graham | Sir Thomas Erpingham |
| Nicholas Hannen | Duke of Exeter |
| Michael Warre | Duke of Gloucester |
| Ralph Truman | Mountjoy, The French Herald / Mountjoy - The French Herald |
| Ernest Thesiger | Duke of Berri French Ambassador / Duke of Berri - French Ambassador |
| Frederick Cooper | Corporal Nym |
| Roy Emerton | Lieutenant Bardolph |
| Robert Newton | Ancient Pistol |
| Freda Jackson | Mistress Quickly |
| George Cole | Boy |
| George Robey | Sir John Falstaff |
| Harcourt Williams | King Charles VI of France |
| Russell Thorndike | Duke of Bourbon |
| Leo Genn | The Constable of France |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
| Laurence Olivier | Producer |
| Dallas Bower | Producer |
| Filippo Del Giudice | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Color | Nominated |
| 1947 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1947 | Oscar | Won |
