References

• "Henry V" Storms the Breach at the Athenaeum AMONG THOSE SPECULATIONS which are as unprofitable as they are irresistible is that on what Shakespeare's reactions would be could he see the Henry V film at the Athenaeum. Probably no man had a more splendid imagination than he, but that imagination did not reach as far as a science that could re-create the Battle of Agincourt in all its might and colour for the whole world to see. I have never encountered a ghost, and have no especial desire to do so, but I would gladly make an exception if I could have that of Shakespeare sitting in an adjoining chair at the Athenaeum; especially if the ghost were vocal. Gadzooks! Seeing the film for the second time in the weekend, I enjoyed it even more than on the former occasion. One thing I noticed, and a good omen, was that the audience accorded it that silence and stillness that indicates close and unflagging attention. Indeed, the only sound in the auditorium was from the appreciative chuckles that followed that delightful love scene between Henry and Katharine at the close. I should think the Great William himself would agree that it could not have been done better.
• Henry V (1944) In the midst of the Hundred Years' War in 1415, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France. Director: Laurence Olivier Writer: William Shakespeare (play) (as Will Shakespeare) Stars: Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks