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The King
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7.2England, 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
Themes
- biography
- based on true story
- hundred years' war
- historical fiction
- british history
- mentor protégé relationship
- king of england
- costume drama
- 15th century
- british monarchy
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David Michôd
- Written by
- David Michôd Joel Edgerton
- Based on
- Henry IV, Part 1 , Henry IV, Part 2 , and Henry V , by William Shakespeare
- Produced by
- Brad Pitt Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Liz Watts David Michôd Joel Edgerton
- Starring
- Timothée Chalamet Joel Edgerton Sean Harris Lily-Rose Depp Robert Pattinson Ben Mendelsohn
- Cinematography
- Adam Arkapaw
- Edited by
- Peter Sciberras
- Music by
- Nicholas Britell
- Production companies
- Plan B Entertainment Blue-Tongue Films Porchlight Films
- Distributed by
- Netflix
- Release dates
- 2 September 2019 ( 2019-09-02 ) ( Venice ) 11 October 2019 ( 2019-10-11 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 140 minutes
- Countries
- Australia United States
- Languages
- English French
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 361727
- Image
- THE KING in BIFF2019.jpg
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- title
- The King
- publication date
- 2019-10-17
- Commons category
- The King (2019)
- review score
- 71%
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The King is a 2019 epic historical drama film directed by David Michôd, based on several plays from William Shakespeare's Henriad. The screenplay was written by Michôd and Joel Edgerton, who both produced the film with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Liz Watts. The King includes an ensemble cast led by Timothée Chalamet as the Prince of Wales and later King Henry V of England, alongside Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Lily-Rose Depp, Robert Pattinson, and Ben Mendelsohn.
The film focuses on the rise of Henry V as king after his father dies as he also must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life. The King premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2019, and was released digitally via Netflix on 11 October 2019. The film received favourable reviews from film critics but, despite being presented as an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henriad rather than as a historical documentary film, was criticised by historians for historical inaccuracies and for deviating from the original plays.