King Henry V of England (Sir Kenneth Branagh) is insulted by King Charles VI of France (Paul Scofield). As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the way, the young King ...

Sir Kenneth Branagh is a British actor and filmmaker. He is well known for his Shakespearean films, including Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello (1995) and Hamlet (1996).

In the inspired Olivier concept, Shakespeare's play begins as a performance in the Globe Theatre, shifting in broad cinematic terms to an epic narrative of Henry V, who had developed from a ...