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The King includes an ensemble cast led by Timothée Chalamet as the Prince of Wales and later King Henry V of England, alongside Edgerton, Sean Harris, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Pattinson, and Ben Mendelsohn.
The King includes an ensemble cast led by Timothée Chalamet as the Prince of Wales and later King Henry V of England, alongside Edgerton, Sean Harris, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Pattinson, and Ben Mendelsohn.
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Henry, Prince of Wales, "Hal," is the emotionally distant eldest son of King Henry IV of England. Hal is uninterested in succeeding his father and spends his days drinking, whoring, and jesting with his companion John Falstaff in Eastcheap. His father summons Hal and informs him that Hal's younger brother, Thomas, will inherit the throne. Thomas is...
Timothée Chalamet as King Henry "Hal" V of EnglandJoel Edgerton as Sir John FalstaffRobert Pattinson as Louis, The DauphinSean Harris as Chief Justice Sir William GascoigneIn 2013, it was revealed that Joel Edgerton and David Michôd had collaborated on writing an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henriad" plays, Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V, for Warner Bros. Pictures. In September 2015, it was announced that Michôd would direct the project, with Warner Bros. producing and distributing the film, and Lava Bearproducing...
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 2 September 2019. It screened at the BFI London Film Festival on 3 October 2019, and received a limited release on 11 October 2019 before being released on Netflix, for digital streaming, on 1 November 2019.
Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 71% based on 136 reviews, with an average rating of 6.56/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "While The King is sometimes less than the sum of its impressive parts, strong source material and gripping performances make this a period drama worth hailing." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Historical Accuracy
The movie was criticized for being widely inaccurate to both reality and the Shakespearean play. Being loosely based on several works of English playwright Shakespeare, the film contains many of the same ahistorical dramatizations and biases as its source material, including the introduction of wholly fictional characters and episodes as well as mischaracterizations of historical persons, not the least of which being Henry himself. Portrayed as a perpetually-inebriated, sullen, ne'er-do-well,...
Template:Netflix titleTemplate:IMDB titleOct 11, 2019 · Director David Michôd. Writers William Shakespeare (original story) + 2 more. Country United States. Languages English, French, Latin. Studios Plan B Entertainment + 3 more. Genres Drama, History, War. All hail. England, 15th century.
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Hal reaches King Charles VI, who offers his surrender and the hand of his daughter Catherine (Lily-Rose Depp). Hal returns to England with his new wife for the celebrations. He comes to her room to have a conversation, and she challenges his reasons for invading France.
