Henry V (US)
An all star cast in the Shakespeare classic
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 138 mins
Retail Price: $19.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
He ruled a massive empire... and fought a mighty war! Kenneth Branagh, Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Ian Holm, Emma Thompson and Judi Dench star in this heroic, action-packed epic based on the timeless play by William Shakespeare. "Magnificent, passionate and steeped in powerful emotion" (The Washington Post), Henry V is a "stunning" (Leonard Maltin) Oscar-nominated adventure that takes its place amongst the greatest war films of all time.
Having recently been crowned King of England, Henry (Branagh) commands a massive invasion to assert what he believes is his legal right to the throne of France. But a mighty army stands in his way... and the young monarch must rely on untested reserves of courage and cunning as he personally leads his outnumbered forces into a desperate battle for the honor and glory of the British Empire.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Original Theatrical Trailer
Collectible Booklet
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
French
Spanish
Directed By:
Kenneth Branagh
Written By:
William Shakespeare
Kenneth Branagh
Starring:
Brian Blessed
James Larkin
Simon Shepherd
Kenneth Branagh
Derek Jacobi
Casting By:
Debbie McWilliams
Soundtrack By:
Patrick Doyle
Director of Photography:
Kenneth MacMillan
Editor:
Michael Bradsell
Costume Designer:
Phyllis Dalton
Production Designer:
Tim Harvey
Producer:
Bruce Sharman
David Parfitt
Executive Producer:
Stephen Evans
Distributor:
United Artists
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Your Opinions and Comments
The video transfer is quite good, because even this is a "dark movie" the quality of the picture holds sharp from the beginning to the end.Some indoor scenes weren`t as good as many outdoor scenes, but overall the video is pretty nice.The audio transfer ain`t as good as the video transfer, because it`s a Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 and even there`s a great score by Patrick Doyle it doesn`t sound so superb.Many speaking sequences were pretty good, specially when Kenneth Branagh started to talk.Why o why didn`t they do some DTS for this disc.The movie is great in it`s uniq way, but just too short even it runs about 138 minutes, but still something was missing, maybe I was too hungry.The hardest part for me was to understand the "Shakespeare" without the subtitles and it took some time to understand whatta hell were they saying.
In the end i learned more`n more, but then it was already in the end, damn. The menus are pretty ok, with some overpounding Doyle`s score on the backround + old weak trailer. If you`re a fan of Branagh as I am then get this disc. If you don`t understand English then don`t get this disc. If you want to get a great movie into your collection, then get this as fast as you can!
28llimaH[at]moc.liamtoh -write if you dare