Henry IV Part 1 (1979)

7.3/10 148 min Drama History TV Movie

Overview

Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.

Cast

Jon Finch

King Henry IV

David Gwillim

Henry, Prince of Wales

David Buck

Earl of Westmoreland

Robert Brown

Sir Walter Blunt

Clive Swift

Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester

Bruce Purchase

Henry Percy

Tim Pigott-Smith

Harry Percy, Hotspur

Robert Morris

Edmund Mortimer

John Cairney

Archibald

David Neal

Scroop

Richard Owens

Owen Glendower

Anthony Quayle

Sir John Falstaff

Michele Dotrice

Lady Percy

Sharon Morgan

Lady Mortimer

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