Henry V (1989) - After the Battle (Non nobis, Domine)

[TheExtrog]

Credit to the Welsh archers. Massed Welsh archers employing the Welsh War Bow were the medieval equivalent of a tactical nuclear weapon.

[cherylannemason]

I've had occasion to think that this should be MANDATORY watching for those who would sit in safety and say "Bring 'em on" when it's the lives of other people's children on the line.

[porpus99]

That look on King Henry V face after the battle is one i have never had, but have seen a hundred times. The faces i have seen from those Veterans who saw war in Nam, Desert Storm, and today. While they may one day wear smiles, there eyes are forever be changed. Though the guns are long silent, the memory and pain remains. The weapons may be different now then they were then, but it is the same pain: Fear, Hatred, grief, loss, and others beyond description. Always the same.

[JohannVF]

6:25 The Herald defends the quarterback nicely.

[Fartsurmonde]

The French were out witted (not the first time or the last) when the English although out-numbered 4-1 had 5,000 long-bow archers and mud to slow the French knights down in their Armour.Plus that the prisoners were dispatched rather than taken prisoner-probably not through blood lust but through the unfortunate situation that the English were outnumbered and could not control such a number of prisoners.

[porpus99]

@Fartsurmonde You left out one detail about those Archers. They did something that the French Knights did not expect. When the Knights were close, the archers drew Swords. This allowed the English to quickly kill a French Knight, then grab there bows once more. Terrain and Tactics were in the favor of the English.

[Fartsurmonde]

@porpus99 -I don't dispute what you say -yes the English had swords but not all as many of these archers were land farmers many had maces axes and other implements more fitting to their farmer worker jobs back home in England. So basically they will have had little problem dispatching armour clad knights once they were off their horses.But what I was mainly drawing attention to is that they dispatched the prisoners as they could not look after them being a threat to the English army

[1951kvk]

Thank you for posting, this is a very moving piece!

[TheThick1988]

Bilbo Baggins at 2:11



[Thirkanis]

@TheThick1988 Yes, its Ian Holm, you have a eagle eye

[rocketsjudoka]

A very powerful scene. The look on Kenneth Brannagh's face as he hears of the aftermath of the battle is the same look that is on the face of all warriors from ancient times to now at the end of a hard fought battle. Its a mixture of exhaustion, shock and horror that says that even if you've won the battle you've still lost something. 

[misswitch211]

20 years... but's wonderful....

[RxEntertainment]

whoops I was wrong...yikes.



[RxEntertainment]

This Film was NOT Directed by Branaugh....

[1212davedave]

6:22 I don't know for certain, but my assumption is that a french woman is trying to attack the king, but the herald holds her back?

[98johnmactavish]

@1212davedave it is the mother of the child on the kings back

[dc8058]

One of the most meaningful moments of film ever done. Branagh's vision and performance of this play is magnificent.

[TalyalovesNick]

I had to watch this in class and this is the only part I like.