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Chimes at Midnight
“A Distinguished Company Breathes Life Into Shakespeare’s Lusty Age of FALSTAFF”
72%
Movie
1h 55m
AI Analysis
Chimes at Midnight (1965) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Chimes at Midnight (1965) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and History with funny and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redee… Our models also surface themes such as family and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~115 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Chimes at Midnight 72% (243 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Chimes at Midnight is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
72%
from 243 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.
Quick facts
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1965-12-22
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 986
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What is Chimes at Midnight about?
Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Chimes at Midnight?
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How long is the movie Chimes at Midnight?
The official runtime for Chimes at Midnight is approximately 115 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Orson Welles
Falstaff

Keith Baxter
Prince Hal

John Gielgud
Henry IV

Jeanne Moreau
Doll Tearsheet

Margaret Rutherford
Mistress Quickly

Marina Vlady
Kate Percy

Walter Chiari
Mr. Silence

Michael Aldridge
Pistol

Tony Beckley
Ned Poins
- J
Jeremy Rowe
Prince John

Norman Rodway
Henry 'Hotspur' Percy

Alan Webb
Justice Shallow

Fernando Rey
Worcester

José Nieto
Northumberland

Andrew Faulds
Westmoreland
- L
Luis de Tejada

Patrick Bedford
Bardolph (as Paddy Bedford)

Ralph Richardson
Narrator (voice)
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