Shakespeare "Henry IV, pt 1" (1979 TV) Falstaff and Hal

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

I am always astonished how much the Henry IV plays and Henry V do lose by the including of these rascal scenes! Compared to the other historical plays of Shakespeare (like Richard II, the Wars of the Roses plays or King John) they are an unpleasant interruption between the lofty scenes of mighty classes in the state and their epic verses; so Shakespeare should have merged the two parts of Henry IV into one play and cut the scenes with Falstaff’s crew out of Henry V!

[rythmicSLAVE]

gwillim is fabulous....his soliloquy is perfectly executed.....nice

Respect frm mauritius .....

[bass109]

Jesus is lord

[pennilesshippo]

"Motherfucker" at 0:36

[Somemelodiousplot]

This is a great scene, for sure—but the players seemed too eager and exaggerated in their jibes at each other.

I always imagined a more nonchalant and sarcastic attitude for Hal and Falstaff. These two are practically giddy in their banter.

Hal's sililoquy at the end isn't very convincing either. He delivers it as if he's just coming to a sudden determination when its more likely that he'd always imagined himself a better person than his behavior would show.

Thanks for the upload : )

[dirtyjew1974]

im looking for a film, i think it was henry 1V but im not sure. i also think it was made for tv, it starts off with a narrator talking and then goes into the story and at the end the man(henry i assume) marries a french woman(a queen i think or princess). theres also a bit of singing in it but i dont think its a musical. after a major battle the soldiers start singing. i saw bits and pieces of this film on tv and iv been looking everywhere for it but i dont know what it is, can anyone help?

[GliGermany]

I think you mean "Henry V" by and with Kenneth Branagh. Google "Non nobis domine" on Youtube: that would be the singing. And it was NOT made for TV: I strongly recommend you watch the whole film and not just" bits and pieces": it's great!

[dirtyjew1974]

thanks alot for the info, i only caught a bit of it when it was on the tv but i really liked it alot, it had a great battle sequence right before i guess henry asked the french lady to marry him and thats one of the parts where they were singing, they were singing on the battlefield. it was a great film from what i could make out and id love to see the whole thing!

[MadamePickwick]

thanks it reminds me of this ole' tv series. thanks for uploading

[Hammerstein21]

FALSTAFF IS A BAMF.

[bastianinisfan]

BBC's version are much better than the movies. I think Gwillem is under rated too!

[Lytton333]

Some actors have nothing but 'damnable iteration'. I do not think Gwillim is one of them.

[DollTearSheet]

I loved this production - I also loved this Hal. I think Gwillem is under rated and his performance enhanced my enjoyment and encouraged me to love these fabulous plays. Thanks for this.

[Aseldo]

The ending of this film was awesome, falstaff got owned when Harry was crowned king xD.

[Kyaronss123]

King Henry IV, A good Man

[2ndOfficerCHL]

Jack Falstaff is a great character. So fun and comic, but such a selfish jerk at the same time.

[robirlanda]

I think the actor that played Falstaff should have been fatter and had a redder face.Quale does'nt make a good Falstaff.

[safetyjeans]

it seems that hal has chosen to perform his monologue at the end of the sceene as if he was coming up with this plan or realizing it for the first time. Do you that that is a strong choice? or do you think addressing it to the audience as if to say "i know what you all are thinking, but don't worry i know what i'm doing", like it has been him plan for a while is better?

[gohepcat]

I absolutely agree. It has always been my absolute favorite monologue, and I always thought of it as a brilliant observation on how we perceive people that "turn their lives around" as being greater than people who were always good in the first place. It's too powerful an idea to be said in such a timid way.

[hrothgar300]

I thought Hal's response to Falstaff's "Do not thou when thou art a thief, hang a thief?" with "No... thou shalt" could have been more sinister (implying that Hal realizes he may have to dispose of Falstaff in the casting off of his unsavory friends upon his arrival to the throne). Otherwise, seems like he did a good job in this scene!

[mlleprufrock]

I read somewhere that people thought this Hal wasn't good, but I think he did a fine job.