The King (2019)

Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life.

Director:

David Michôd

Writers:

Joel Edgerton, David Michôd

Stars:

Robert Pattinson, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Mendelsohn

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Pattinson	...	The Dauphin of France
Timothée Chalamet	...	King Henry V of England 'Hal'
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Henry IV
Joel Edgerton	...	Sir John Falstaff
Lily-Rose Depp	...	Catherine
Dean-Charles Chapman	...	Thomas of Lancaster
Thomasin McKenzie	...	Philippa
Sean Harris	...	William
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Hooper
Tom Glynn-Carney	...	Hotspur
Ivan Kaye	...	Lord Scrope
Andrew Havill	...	Archbishop of Canterbury
Tom Fisher
Edward Ashley	...	Cambridge
Tom Lawrence	...	Westmorland

Storyline

Hal (Timothée Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the English throne, has turned his back on royal life and is living among the people. But when his tyrannical father dies, Hal is crowned King Henry V and is forced to embrace the life he had previously tried to escape. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life - including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the aging alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton).

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Plot Keywords:

king henry v character | king henry iv character | falstaff character | battle | catapult | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence, and language.

Details

Country:

UK Hungary Australia

Language:

English French

Release Date:

1 November 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The King

Filming Locations:

Szilvásvárad, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Netflix, Plan B Entertainment, Porchlight Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Dauphin's (Robert Pattinson) heavily French-accented English was intentional to better insult and disrespect Chalamet's King Henry. Director/writer David Michod cast Pattinson very early in the writing process because he needed the Dauphin to "pop out", stating: "I love Rob (Pattinson) and how bold he is - I wanted him to go nuts with it. His whole purpose is to be a jerk and to just torment Hal (Chalamet). So I kind of needed him to be a larger-than-life jerk. He needed to be ridiculous."

User Reviews

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