Falstaff (1965)
KomödieDramaHistorieKriegsfilm
Die letzten Jahre des Lebemannes und Lebenskünstlers Falstaff, der im Freudenhaus von Mistress Quickly lebt. Mit seinem Freund Prinz Hal überfällt er einen Pilgerzug. Ahnungen, der Prinz könne sich von ihm abwenden, wischt er beiseite. In der Schlacht von Shrewsbury erleben beide das Grauen des Krieges. Nach dem Tod von König Henry IV. wird Hal König Henry V. Bei der Krönung im Dom verbannt er Falstaff vom Hof. Falstaff stirbt an gebrochenem Herzen. Sein Sarg wird in eine leere Winterlandschaft geschoben.
Der Regisseur:
Orson Welles
Der Autor:
Orson Welles
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Orson Welles as Falstaff |
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Keith Baxter as Prince Hal |
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John Gielgud as Henry IV |
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Jeanne Moreau as Doll Tearsheet |
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Margaret Rutherford as Mistress Quickly |
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Marina Vlady as Kate Percy |
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Walter Chiari as Mr. Silence |
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Michael Aldridge as Pistol |
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Tony Beckley as Ned Poins |
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Jeremy Rowe as Prince John |
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Norman Rodway as Henry 'Hotspur' Percy |
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Alan Webb as Justice Shallow |
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Fernando Rey as Worcester |
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José Nieto as Northumberland |
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Andrew Faulds as Westmoreland |
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Luis de Tejada as |
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Patrick Bedford as Bardolph (as Paddy Bedford) |
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Ralph Richardson as Narrator (voice) |
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Ingrid Pitt as (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Welles as Falstaff's Page |
| Directing | Orson Welles | Director |
| Writing | Orson Welles | Screenplay |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Raphael Holinshed | Novel |
| Production | Ángel Escolano | Producer |
| Production | Emiliano Piedra | Producer |
| Production | Harry Saltzman | Producer |
| Production | Alessandro Tasca | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Edmond Richard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Elena Jaumandreu | Editor |
| Art | José Antonio de la Guerra | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francisco Puyol | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Jess Franco | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Jess Franco | Second Unit |
| Editing | Frederick Muller | Editor |
| Production | Gustavo Quintana | Production Manager |
| Directing | Tony Fuentes | Assistant Director |
| Art | José Antonio de la Guerra | Art Direction |
| Camera | Adolphe Charlet | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alejandro Ulloa | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Peter Parasheles | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Carlo Franci | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orson Welles | Costume Design |