Henry V
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 1990 Best Costume Design, Academy Awards
- ★ 1990 Best Direction, BAFTA Film Award
Synopsis
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415. The still young King Henry V of England, intending to tax the English church, is sent off to war by the Bishops to enforce the claim to France. The King, thus sure of divine blessing for his cause, wages war on the French all too proud in overpowering strength. After the Battle of Agincourt, King Charles VI of France has to yield his daughter, Princess Katherine de Valois, as a peace offering. In a bitter satire, this political marriage is then portrayed as the happy ending joining the two recent lovers.
Team
Director
Kenneth BRANAGH
Kenneth BRANAGH is a British actor, director, producer, and screenwriter from Belfast. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, he became its president in 2015. He has directed and starred in acclaimed film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, including Henry V, Hamlet, Othello, and Much Ado About Nothing.
