Chimes at Midnight

Orson Welles directs and stars in this Shakespeare adaptation that’s not exactly Hamlet. Prince Hal enjoys shirking royal duties to run around with the louche John Falstaff. Eventually he has to grow up and fight some rebels, though. It’s not quite a history lesson.

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Orson Welles directed Chimes at Midnight in 1965. See Orson Welles's full filmography, where to start with Orson Welles, or where to go after you've seen everything by Orson Welles.

Chimes at Midnight was released in 1965 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 115 minutes.